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New Orleans and Metairie Attorney Robert Kutcher

Robert A. Kutcher

Managing Partner

Phone: 504-830-3820
Fax: 504-836-9540
Email: rkutcher@nolacounsel.com

Bob is active in both the legal community and community-at-large, having served as Chairman of the Louisiana State Advisory Committee to the U. S. Civil Rights Commission, Chairman of the South Central Region of the Anti-Defamation League and President of both his local synagogue and Jewish Community Center.

In the legal community, he has served as President of the Louisiana State Bar Association, President of the New Orleans Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and Chair of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board.

Bob is also a frequent speaker and author of litigation, real estate and ethical topics.

Bob’s curriculum vitae is below.

EDUCATION

Cornell University, Bachelor of Science, 1972.

Loyola University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, (cum laude, 1975).

Article Editor of the Loyola Law Review, (1974 – 1975).

BAR ADMISSIONS

Louisiana, 1976.

New York, 1976.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

1996 – Present    Kutcher Tygier & Luminais, LLP

Suite 600

3501 North Causeway Blvd.

Metairie, Louisiana 70002

Telephone: (504) 830-3838

19771996                   Bronfin & Heller

650 Poydras, Suite 2500

New Orleans, Louisiana 70130

1975 1977                   Law Clerk to Judge R. Blake West

United States District Court for the

Eastern District of Louisiana

LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES

President, Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, 2023 – present.

Recipient, Distinguished Service to the Profession Award, 2022.

President, 2019-2020.

President-Elect, 2018-2019.

Nominating Committee,2015, 2016.

Treasurer,2014 – 2016.

Recipient, President’s Award, 2013, 2021.

Chair, Audit Committee, 2013.

Member,Legislation Committee, 2011-2021.

Member, Co-Chair, Summer School Committee (current).

Member, Committee on the Profession (current).

Board Liaison, Rules of Professional Conduct Committee, 2012 – 2013.

Member, House of Delegates, Liaison to Board of Governors, 2007 – 2008; 2009 – 2010; 2012 - 2014.

Member, House of Delegates, 1998 – 2004; 2006 – 2013, 2020 - current.

OTHER BAR-RELATED ACTIVITIES

Member, Louisiana State Law Institute, 2019 – 2020, 2022 - 2024.

American Bar Association,House of Delegates,2019-2024.

Board Member, Louisiana Civil Justice Center, 2015 – 2018.

Board Member,Pro Bono Project, 2014 – 2017.

Board Member, Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, 1993 – 1999; Chairman, 1999.

Board Member, Federal Bar Association, New Orleans, 1984 – 1992; President, 1991 – 1992.

Fellow, The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, American Bar Association.

Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation.

Master, Thomas Moore Inn of Court.

Adjunct Instruction, Business Entities, Commercial Paper, Agency, Professional

Responsibility and Federal Jurisdiction, New Orleans Bar Review, 1979 – 1999.        

Regional Arbitrator,National Association of Securities Dealers (FINRA), New York Stock Exchange, 1982 – 2007.

Louisiana Super Lawyer in Business Litigation, 2008 – 2022.

The Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year, Litigation – Real Estate, 2013, 2019, 2023; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, 2016, 2018, 2023.

The Best Lawyers in America, Litigation – Real Estate, 2012-2020; Commercial Litigation, 2013-2020; Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, 2012-2024.

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

President, Shir Chadash Conservative Synagogue, 2001 – 2002, 2005.

Regional Chairman, Anti-Defamation League, 1992 – 1996;

Regional Board Member, Anti-Defamation League, 1984 – present.

Associate Commissioner, Anti-Defamation League National Commission, 1991 – 2002.

Board Member, Jewish Community Centers of North America, 1992 – 1998.

President, Jewish Community Center of New Orleans, 1991 – 1993.

Board Member, Jewish Community Center of New Orleans, 1980-1993.

Chairman, Louisiana State Advisory Committee, U. S. Civil Rights Commission, 1990 – 1994.

Board Member, Louisiana State Advisory Committee, U. S. Civil Rights Commission, 1984 – 1994;

PUBLICATIONS

Author: “Planning for Our Future: An Update on the LSBA Strategic Plan”, Louisiana Bar Journal, April/May 2020.

Co-Author:The Brand New Louisiana Business Corporation Law”: Adoption of New Model Business Corporations Act – House Bill 319, Louisiana Bar Journal, March 2015.

Author: “Beer v. United States:  The Case of Article III Judges and the           Compensation Clause”, Louisiana Bar Journal, Vol. 61, No. 6, April/May 2014.

Author: “Top 11 Do’s and Don’ts” [of Professionalism], Louisiana Bar Journal, June/July 2013.

Co-Author: “Breach of Fiduciary Duties”, Business Torts Litigation, ABA Section of Litigation, 1992; Update, 1998, 2005.

Author: “Recent Developments in Partnership Law”,

Louisiana State Bar Association – Recent Developments Manual, 1985 – 2000.

Author: “Fifth Circuit Symposium, Securities Law”, Loyola Law Review, 1980, 1981, 1983, and 1984.

Co-Author: “State Takeover Statutes”, A Constitutional Confrontation, Louisiana Bar Journal, March, 1979.

Author: “Freezeouts of Minority Shareholders in Closely-Held Corporations”, Louisiana Bar Journal, September, 1977.

Co-Author: “Quis Custodiet Custodes?  The Case Against Article I Courts”, Loyola Law Review, Vol. 22, No. 1, Winter, 1975 – 76.

Author: “The National Court of Appeals: Freund or Foe?”, Loyola Law Review, Vol. 21, No. 1, 1975.

Author: “The Extension of Pendent Jurisdiction to Parties Not in the Jurisdiction – Conferring Suit”, Loyola Law Review, Vol. 20, No. 1, 1974.

SEMINAR SPEAKER – Last 10 Years

Louisiana State Bar Association, Summer School Revisited, Accounting Basics for Attorneys – Business Litigation and Reading Financial Statements, December 2023.

Louisiana State Bar Association, got CLE??, Commercial Lease Negotiations, December 2023.

Louisiana State Bar Association, A Grand CLE Experience, Some Mostly Practical Tips for Lease Negotiations, December 2023.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Trial Practice, Professionalism – Do & Don’ts, December 2023. A.P. Tureaud Inn of Court, CLE for a Cause, Avoiding Discipline in Louisiana, December 2023.

Louisiana State Bar Association, An Evening with the New Orleans Pelicans, No Discipline for You!, November 2023.

Louisiana State Bar Association, What’s New in the World of Real Estate, Commercial Lease Negotiations, September 2023.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Orientation, Boudreaux/McDonald and their Impact on the LSBA, May 2023.

Louisiana State Bar Association, CLE Wrap Up, Professionalism is Easy, Discipline is Hard, December 2022.

Louisiana State Bar Association, A Grand CLE Experience, Most of the Stuff You Need to Know if You’re Buying or Selling Real Estate, December 2022.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Ethics & Professionalism, Mind your P’s & Q’s, Professionalism from Both Sides of the “V”, December 2022.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Trial Practice, Professionalism and You, December 2022.

Louisiana State Bar Association, An Evening with the New Orleans Pelicans, The LSBA, The Disciplinary System and Ethics in Louisiana, November 2022.

 Louisiana State Bar Association, Corporate Depositions, with Judge Nakisha Ervin-Knott, June 2022.

Louisiana State Bar Association, COVID…A Pox On Us Forever?, Don’t Wear Your PJ’s to Court and Other Professionalism Hints for the Virtual World, April 2022.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Trial Practice Webinar, Program Chair, Professionalism is Easy; Discipline is Hard; December 2021.

Louisiana State Bar Association, A Grand CLE Experience, Multi-Topic Seminar, Expert Witnesses:  What You Need to Know, December 2021.

Louisiana State Bar Association, New York, New York, It’s Like Riding a Bike: Do You Remember How to Litigate a Case?, November 20, 2021.

 Louisiana State Bar Association, Dazzling Disney, Avoiding Discipline in Louisiana, February 2021.

Louisiana State Bar Association, CLE Wrap Up!, The LSBA, The Disciplinary Board and Ethics in Louisiana, December 2020.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Trial Practice Webinar, Program Chair, December 2020.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Watch Your P’s and Q’s, Professionalism from the Top: The State Bar in Covid Times, December 2020.

A.P. Tureaud American Inn of Court, End-of-the-Year CLE. The LSBA, The Disciplinary Board and Ethics in Louisiana, December 2020.  

Louisiana State Bar Association, A Grand CLE Experience, Real Estate Practice in theTime of Covid: Evictions, Business Interruptions, Lease Negotiations and Other Stuff, November 2020.  

Louisiana State Bar Association, Trial Practice CLE, Professionalism in 24 Easy Steps, December 2019.

Eastern District of Louisiana, Bench Bar Conference, Views from the New Kids on the Bench, October 2019.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Experience the Charm of Quebec, 60 Minutes of Mostly Useful Practice Tips, March 2019.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Trial Practice CLE, Expert Witnesses – Do’s & Don’ts, December 2018.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Ethics and Professionalism: Watch Your P’s & Q’s, Ethics: The Opioid Epidemic – Ethical, Legal, Medical Implications, December 2018.

Louisiana State Bar Association, CLE During Voodoo Fest, A Jury Trial Haunting, What Makes An Effective Closing Argument?, October 2018.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Historic Charleston, Get the Most Out of Your Opening and Closing, February 2018.

LSU Law Center, Trial Advocacy Program, August 2017.

Louisiana State Bar Association, An Evening with the New Orleans Pelicans, December 2016, 2017, 2018.

Louisiana State Bar Association, New York, New York: A Multi-Topic CLE Seminar, November 2016, 2018, The LSBA and You, 2019.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Las Vegas CLE, September 2016.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Extraordinary Remedies Under Louisiana Law, June 2016.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Juridical Entities, June 2016.

Louisiana State Bar Association, Summer School Revisited, December 2015 - 2016.

LSU Law Center, Recent Developments Seminar, December 2015.

Louisiana State Bar Association/Gilsbar, Ethics & Professionalism, September 2015.

Louisiana State Bar Association, 29th Judicial District Court CLE: Professionalism Made Easy, November 2014.