Stuart Ponder is an associate in the firm’s New Orleans office. Mr. Ponder was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on June 11, 1981. He graduated from Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport with his B.A. in 2003. In 2006, he received his J.D. and B.C.L. degrees from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge. He was a clerk for Louisiana Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey P. Victory.

Mr. Ponder was admitted to the Bar of Louisiana in 2006, and is admitted to practice before the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Mr. Ponder is a corporate member of the Young Leadership Council.