Beth E. Abramson is a member of Lewis, Kullman Sterbcow & Abramson, LLC.  She obtained a B.S. and B.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and a J.D. from Tulane University Law School.  Following law school, Beth clerked for Justice Catherine “Kitty” Kimball with the Louisiana Supreme Court.  She has practiced on both the defense side and plaintiff side of the bar.

Beth’s practice areas include maritime and admiralty law, medical malpractice, and civil litigation.  She is licensed to practice in all Louisiana state and federal courts.

Following Hurricane Katrina in 2005, Beth was intricately and actively involved with the provision of disaster legal services in Louisiana and received several professional acknowledgements for that work.

Beth frequently presents at legal seminars.  She is an active member in many legal and civic organizations.  She has held various positions within the American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Bar Foundation, and Louisiana Association for Justice.  She also has held various positions with local civic organizations including The 610 Stompers, More for the 504, The Roots of Music, and most recently her neighborhood association the Bouligny Improvement Association.

  • Professional Associations and Memberships

    • American Bar Association
      • Young Lawyers Division, Council Member and Representative for Louisiana, 2004-2007
      • Disaster Legal Services Program for the State of Louisiana, assisted in the coordination of pro bono legal services in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005-2007
      • General Practice, Solo & Small Firm Division, Young Lawyer Fellow, 2006-2007
      • Young Lawyers Division Public Service Project “We the Jury,” coordinated the implementation of the project in the State of Louisiana, 2004-2005
    • Louisiana State Bar Association
      • Board of Governors, First Board District Representative, 2007-2010
      • Louisiana Bar Journal, Editorial Board Member, 2006-2007
      • Access to Justice Committee, Committee Member, 2006-2007
      • Disaster Legal Services Program for the State of Louisiana, assisted in the coordination of pro bono legal services in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, 2005-2007
      • Young Lawyers Section, Council Member and American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Representative, 2004-2007.
      • Louisiana State Law Institute, Council Member, Observer for the Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 2004-2005
      • Leadership Program, Class of 2003-2004
    • American Association of Justice
      • Member, Admiralty Section
    • Louisiana Association of Justice
      • Member, Admiralty Section
      • Chair, Women’s Caucus 2019
    • New Orleans Bar Association
      • Member
    • New Orleans Bar Association Inn of Court
      • Member
    • Louisiana Bar Foundation
      • Fellow
      • Annual Gala Committee, Co-Chair, 2007-2008
      • Annual Gala Committee, Committee Member, 2006-2007
    • American Bar Foundation
      • Fellow

  • Presentations and Publications

    • “Louisiana Disaster Legal Services” – South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division: Disaster Relief and Preparedness Seminar, March 2007, 2008, 2009
    • “Louisiana Disaster Legal Services” – Indiana State Bar Association: Disaster Relief Program, Spring Meeting, April 2006
    • “Louisiana Disaster Legal Services” – American Bar Association Council on Racial and Ethnic Justice: Equity for Racial & Ethnic Victims of Katrina, American Bar Association Mid Year Meeting, February 2006

    PUBLICATIONS:

    • “Report and Analysis of the Provision of Disaster Civil Legal Services in Louisiana Following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita” – Louisiana Bar Foundation and Louisiana Disaster Recovery Foundation: Recipient of Grant for the Collection & Analysis of Data Project, June 2007 “
    • Lessons Learned (the Hard Way) by Lawyers During Hurricanes Katrina and Rita” – by Michael H. Rubin and Beth E. Abramson, Probate & Property Vol. 20, No. 5, September/October 2006

  • Professional Acknowledgements

    • Clerk for Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Catherine “Kitty” Kimball
    • “2006 Up and Coming Lawyers” – Lawyers USA, September 25, 2006
    • Pat B. Sullivan, Jr. Chair’s Award – Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, June 2006
    • Star of the Quarter – American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, October 2005

  • Community Involvement

    • More for the 504
      • Founding member
      • Steering Committee member, 2016 – present
    • The Roots of Music
      • Chairman of the Board, 2013-2015
    • 610 Stompers, 610 Split
      • Ball Crawl Co-Chair, 2012