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 Dianne M. Tollette is
currently the office manager for Spears & Spears. She
oversees the administrative duties and provides assistance and
guidance to the support staff and attorneys. She has been
employed with the firm since 1988, initially as a legal
secretary. Ms. Tollette previously worked with the City of New
Orleans' City Attorney's Office Litigation Department.
Special Interests: Ms.
Tollette's professional and civil affiliations include:
NAACP,NOLSRR (Legal Secretaries of New Orleans and the River
Region), member of All Saints Catholic Church and former
member of Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary, Court #36
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 Gladys Jackson, a native
New Orleanian, has been a legal secretary for the past 15
years. She was educated in the public schools of New Orleans
and graduated from Southern University in New Orleans in 1981
where she received her B.S. degree in Business Administration.
Experience: Ms. Jackson
attends St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church and is active
with the youth of her church. She sits on the Board of
Concerned Citizens of Algiers, is a member of the Legal
Secretaries of New Orleans and the River Region (LSNORR). A
former member of Women on the Move and Women United for Civic
and Governmental Improvement she joined the firm of Spears
& Spears in 1998. Ms. Jackson is married to George Jackson
and is the mother of one son, Michael.
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 Yvette Picou Wilkins,
Bookkeeper
Yvette Picou Wilkins- is a native of New Orleanian. She was
educated in the public schools of New Orleans and graduated
from Texas Southern University in Houston, TX in 1983 where
she received a Bachelor of Arts. In 1987 she also received a
certificate of accounting from Delta Business College.
Yvette join Spears & Spears in 2000. She over 15 years of
experience as a bookkeeper. She is a life long member of the
NAACP and the Legal Assistant Association.
Yvette has attended Life Center Cathedral on the Westbank in
Algiers since 2003. She has two lovely children,
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Diedre’
M. Pierce, a native New Orleanian,
is currently the Paralegal for Spears & Spears. She
oversees the different office duties and provide assistance
to the attorneys at the firm. She has been employed with
the firm for six years, initially as the Office Assistant.
She was educated in the Orleans Parish Public School System
and graduated with Honors from Dillard University, where she
received her B.S. degree in Criminal Justice/Sociology. Ms.
Pierce plans is to attend Law School and pursue a career as
a Criminal Defense Attorney with the firm.
Experience:
Ms. Pierce currently attends the New Home Baptist Church.
She is also a member of Alpha Kappa Mu National Honor
Society and is currently a Certified Parole Officer for the
State of Texas, where she worked for six months in the City
of Houston. |
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 Soraida
Fugon, a native Honduran.
She is currently the
receptionist at Spears & Spears. She was born and raised in
Honduras. She moved to New Orleans 9 years ago. She started
working for Spears & Spears in 2006.
She
was educated in the Orleans Parish Public School System.
Soraida Fugon has attended Immaculate Conception in the
Westbank since 2000. She has a lovely little girl, Giselle.
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Zuleika Burke,
a first generation Cuban-American, is a native New Orleanian.
She has been a legal secretary for the past 7 years and
employed with the firm since January 2007. She is a
graduate of Archbishop Chapelle High School and attended
Delgado Community College for three years.
Ms. Burke is the mother of one son.
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