NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Jones Walker LLP is pleased to announce the addition of 13 associates to the firm.
The firm welcomes the following new associates:
- Austin Arceneaux, Litigation
- Kendra Wilson Bonin, Maritime
- Ashley Carroll, Corporate
- Samuel Ciaccio, Corporate
- McClellan Davis, Tax
- Matthew Delaney, Litigation
- Ryan Glass, Litigation
- Olivia Grice, Litigation
- Olivia Hebert, Maritime
- Abigail Hufft, Corporate
- Christopher Quina, Corporate
- Luke Roberson, Corporate
- Frank Saldaña, Litigation
Austin J. Arceneaux is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the commercial disputes team in the Lafayette office. Before joining Jones Walker, Austin externed at the Louisiana Court of Appeal, First Circuit, where he drafted opinions and conducted appellate research. He has additional experience in legal research on topics related to federal courts, law review publication, and litigation support, including depositions, settlement conferences, and trials. While earning his law degree, Austin served as research assistant to the Interim Dean.
Kendra Wilson Bonin is an associate in the Maritime Practice Group and a member of the maritime transactional team in the New Orleans office. Kendra's practice focuses on maritime transactions and marine finance, including matters involving charter parties, contracts of affreightment and related agreements, the sale and purchase of marine assets, and traditional and lease financing of marine assets. Her experience includes preparing contracts, regulatory filings, and related materials for clients operating in highly regulated industries. While earning her law degree, Kendra externed for the Honorable Dana M. Douglas at the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She received the Judge John R. Brown Award, presented annually by the Maritime Law Center at Tulane Law School, as the outstanding candidate for the Juris Doctor degree in maritime law. Kendra also served as senior managing editor of the Maritime Law Journal and as secretary of the Space Law Society
Ashley B. Carroll is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the Birmingham office. She advises clients on a broad range of corporate law, governance, transactional, and related matters. While earning her law degree, Ashley served on the editorial board as articles editor and as associate online editor of the American Journal of Trial Advocacy. She also served as marketing director of the Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board. Prior to starting law school, Ashley had a career in the banking sector, including as a community development financial institutions officer, managing compliance, lending, and community development activities for a bank. She also served as a legal assistant at the City Attorney's Office in Lawton, Oklahoma.
Samuel E. Ciaccio is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the Jackson office. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate law, governance, transactional, and related matters. While earning his law degree, Sam served as casenote/comment editor of the Mississippi College Law Review. He was also a teaching assistant for Contracts and Legal Writing, a legal extern to Judge Kristi H. Johnson of the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, and a pupil in the American Inns of Court.
McClellan A. Davis is an associate in the Tax Practice Group in the New Orleans office. She drafts, analyzes, and edits a wide range of legal documents, with particular experience relating to the dissolution of limited liability companies and new markets tax credit structures. Her transactional work includes tax credit projects and Mississippi development projects. McClellan's research includes analysis of the tax structure and breaks in the US Virgin Islands. While earning her law degree, she received the CALI Academic Excellence Award in Civil Law Torts.
Matthew J. Delaney is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the commercial disputes team in the Baton Rouge office. Matthew's experience encompasses legal research and litigation support at the state and federal levels across diverse areas, including constitutional, federal procedure, tort law, environmental, maritime and admiralty, energy, and oil and gas. While earning his law degree, Matthew served as managing editor of the Journal of Energy Law and Resources and as the chair of the Student Bar Association Board of Fundraising.
A. Ryan Glass is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and member of the Construction Team in the Houston office. Ryan represents a variety of clients in the construction industry, ranging from owners and general contractors to design-build contractors, subcontractors, and suppliers. His legal practice focuses on arbitration, litigation, and mediation of large construction and infrastructure project disputes for a variety of issues, including breach of contract, delay, lost productivity and disruption, and construction defect claims. While earning his law degree, he served as a founding committee member of the Baylor Law Real Estate and Construction Organization.
Olivia Grice is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the commercial disputes team in the Baton Rouge office. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Olivia served as a judicial extern to the Honorable John W. deGravelles of the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana and gained experience supporting litigation matters through legal research, writing, and case analysis. While earning her law degree, she served as executive senior editor of the Louisiana Law Review, Volume 86, and was a published author. Olivia earned CALI Awards in Bankruptcy and White Collar Crime and represented LSU in the Duberstein Bankruptcy Moot Court Competition.
Olivia A. Hebert is an associate in the Maritime Practice Group and a member of the litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution team in the New Orleans office. Olivia draws from her interest in environmental law and admiralty to support litigation and legal memoranda. Her maritime and coastal restoration focus is further informed by scientific field research she conducted aboard the R/V Kilo Moana while traveling across the Pacific Ocean. Olivia's work supports maritime commercial, personal injury, environmental, and offshore energy dispute resolution. While earning her law degree, Olivia externed at the US District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana and the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, where she focused on federal practice and procedure. She was distinguished by serving as article manager and subsequently senior editor of the Louisiana Law Review.
Abigail M. Hufft is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the New Orleans office. She advises clients on a broad range of corporate law, governance, transactional, and related matters. While earning her law degree, Abigail served as an articles editor of the Tulane Law Review, a senior fellow in the legal research and writing program, and an in-house counsel extern at Ochsner Health.
Christopher M. Quina is an associate in the Corporate Practice Group in the Mobile office. He advises clients on a broad range of corporate law, governance, transactional, and related matters. While earning his law degree, Chris served as a senior associate of the Louisiana Law Review, Volume 86, where his comment was selected for publication. He also earned a graduate certificate in estate planning and taxation.
Luke Roberson is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the commercial disputes team in the Pensacola office. Prior to joining Jones Walker, Luke served as a law clerk to Judge Rhesa H. Barksdale of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, where he developed extensive experience in complex legal research and writing, case analysis, and the evaluation of sophisticated legal issues. While earning his law degree, Luke served as internal vice chair of the Moot Court board.
Frank C. Saldaña is an associate in the Litigation Practice Group and a member of the bankruptcy and restructuring team in the Houston office. Frank has experience drafting motions and conducting legal research for complex Chapter 11 matters. He also has experience across a variety of practice areas and industries, including maritime, construction, labor and employment, and energy litigation. In the area of immigration law, he has drafted pretrial and appellate briefs, conducted research on administrative law and appellate court decisions, and prepared and filed court documents. While earning his law degree, Frank competed as a member of the John R. Brown Admiralty Appellate Moot Court Team. He also served as appellate chair of the Tulane Moot Court Program and as associate director of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Clinic.
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