Cheryl Prestenback Buchert
Clinical Professor of Law
- Office Location
- 308 College of Law 540 Broadway Building
- Mailing Address
- Loyola University New Orleans
7214 St. Charles Ave.
Campus Box 902
New Orleans, LA 70118 - Direct Phone
- (504) 861-5599
- Fax Number
- (504) 861-5440
- E-mail Address
- cpbucher@loyno.edu
Areas of Expertise
Louisiana Family Law
Degrees
J.D., Loyola University New Orleans, 1993; M.ED., University of New Orleans, 1990; B.S., Loyola University New Orleans, 1971
Short Bio
Professor Buchert joined the faculty in 2002 as the supervisor of the family law section of the Loyola Law Clinic. Prior to joining the faculty, Buchert practiced family law as a sole practitioner. After Hurricane Katrina, Professor Buchert assisted in forming the Loyola Katrina Advice Clinic at the University of Houston Law Center in the Fall of 2005 when our law school moved to Houston. After our law school returned to New Orleans in January 2006, Professor Buchert formed the Loyola Katrina Clinic. Buchert has presented locally, statewide, and nationally on family law and Katrina related issues.
Courses Taught
- Clinical Seminar on Family Law