Leslie A. Shoebotham
Associate Professor of Law
- Office Location
- 433 Law School
- Mailing Address
- Loyola University New Orleans
College of Law
7214 St. Charles Ave.
Campus Box 901
New Orleans, LA 70118 - Direct Phone
- (504) 606-8380
- Fax Number
- (504) 861-5733
- E-mail Address
- shoeboth@loyno.edu
Areas of Expertise
Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law, Torts, Toxic Torts, and Environmental Law
Degrees
LL.M., Tulane University; J.D., University of Houston; B.S.N., University of Texas Medical Branch
Short Bio
Professor Shoebotham graduated with honors from Houston University School of Law where she served as Research Editor on the Houston Law Review. She was inducted into the Order of the Coif. Professor Shoebotham served as an associate with the Houston law firm of Liddell, Sapp, Zivley, Hill & LaBoon, where she practiced in the corporate and securities areas. She was an associate with the New Orleans firm of Phelps Dunbar, where she practiced in the insurance defense, toxic torts and environmental areas. Professor Shoebotham graduated with honors from Tulane University with an LL.M. in Energy and Environmental Law. In 2001, Professor Shoebotham received Outstanding Professor awards from the first-year law class and upper division law students. Prior to law school, Professor Shoebotham was a critical care nurse.
Courses Taught
Constitutional Criminal Procedure, Criminal Law Seminar, and Torts. Other teaching interests include Toxic Torts, Products Liability, and Health Care Law