Our Attorneys

DARREL DEE RYLAND - born Bunkie, Louisiana, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory and legal education, Louisiana State University (B.S., Econ., 1971; J.D., 1974). Honor Society: Phi Beta Kappa. Outstanding Young Man of America, 1975-1976. Board of Directors and Legal Counsel, The Union Bank, Marksville, Louisiana. President and Chairman of the Board, The Union Bank. Member: Avoyelles Parish (President, 1981); Lousiana Trial Lawyers Association; Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

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JOSEPH BLAISE TREUTING - born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.S. 1981); legal education, Tulane University of Louisiana (J.D., 1985). Legal Clinic, Tulane Law School, 1984-1985. Law Clerk to Hon. P.J. Laborde, Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal, 1985-1988. Member: Avoyelles Parish; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Crossroads Inns of Court Executive Committee.

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WESLEY KYLE ELMER - born Alexandria, Louisiana, 1971; admitted to bar, 1995, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, University of Southwestern Louisiana (B.S., cum laude, 1992); legal education, Louisiana State University (J.D., 1995). Member: Avoyelles Parish; Louisiana State, American and Federal Bar Associations.

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DANIKA ANGELE BENJAMIN - born Alexandria, Louisiana, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Grambling State University (B.A., English, summa cum laude, first in class, 2000); legal education, Louisiana State University (B.C.L., 2003; J.D. 2003); CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Legal Research and Writing. Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: Avoyelles Parish; Louisiana and American Trial Lawyers Associations; Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.

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DANIELLE ANN SOLDANI-RYLAND - born Alexandria, Louisiana, 1981; admitted to bar, 2006, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana State University (B.S., Business Administration, 2003); legal education, Southern University Law Center (J.D. 2006). Member: Avoyelles Parish and Louisiana State Bar Association.

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STEPHEN CLAY RYLAND - born Alexandria, Louisiana, 1980; admitted to bar, 2010, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Louisiana College (B.S., Professional Studies, 2003); legal education, Southern University Law Center (J.D. 2010). Member: Avoyelles Parish and Louisiana State Bar Association.

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BLAKE EDWARD RYLAND born in Alexandria, Louisiana, 1983;  admitted to bar, 2012, Louisiana; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana. Preparatory education, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (B.A. Liberal Arts/History 2007); Legal education, Southern University Law Center (J.D. 2012).  CALI Excellence for the Future Award in Louisiana Civil Procedure;  Summer Abroad Legal Studies in London, 2010.  Member of Avoyelles Parish and Louisiana State Bar Association.

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