Celeste J. L. Cardin

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  • Principal

Location:

Springfield, MO

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573-442-9423

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Celeste is a Southwest Missouri native from Springfield, who graduated from Greenwood Laboratory School. Celeste received a Bachelor of Arts from William Woods College and her Juris Doctorate from Loyola University School of Law, with honors. While in law school, Celeste was President of the Association of Women Law Students, served as Case Note Editor for the Intellectual Property and High Technology Journal, and was awarded Loyola's Law Excellence Awards noting the highest grade obtained for her work in a number of courses including: Family Law, Advanced Torts, Constitutional Law, and Civil Law Clinic.

 

After serving as a law clerk for the Honorable Alma Chasez, Chief Magistrate for the Eastern District of Louisiana, Celeste joined the Atlanta law firm of Alembik, Fine & Callner, P.A., where she focused her practice in product liability litigation. In 2016, Celeste returned to Missouri to work for Daniel, Powell & Brewer, and in 2022 she joined Rogers | Ehrhardt as a Principal. 

 

Practice Area

  • Insurance Defense
  • Construction Litigation
  • Trucking Litigation

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 2003
  • Missouri, 2016
  • Georgia, 2005
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri

Education

  • Loyola University New Orleans School of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana
    • J.D. - 2002
    • Honors: With High Distinction
  • Williams Woods University, Fulton, Missouri
    • B.A. - 1992
    • Honors: Dean's List
    • Major: Political Science, Legal Studies

Other Affiliations

Louisiana State Bar Association

Past Positions

  • Daniel, Powell & Brewer, LLC, Associate / Partner, 2015 to 2022
  • Law Office of Celeste J. L. Cardin, Owner, 2004 to 2015
  • Honorable Alma L. Chasez, Eastern District of Louisiana, Clerk, 2001 to 2002
  • Alembik, Fine & Callner, Associate, 2004 to 2007
  • Meyring Law Firm, Associate, 2010 to 2011

Honors And Awards

  • Outstanding Student of the Year Award, Loyola Law Clinic
  • Outstanding Member, Association of Women Law Students
  • Law Excellence Award, Advanced Torts (Highest Grade Awarded)
  • Law Excellence Award, Constitutional Law: Right to Privacy (Highest Grade Awarded)
  • Law Excellence Award, Family Law (Highest Grade Awarded)

Classes And Seminars

  • Business Law, Rabouin Magnet School, New Orleans, Louisiana

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