Reginald Abrams is the principle and primarily practices in the area of school law where he serves as the General Counsel for the Caddo Parish School Board in Shreveport, Louisiana. As the primary counsel for the School Board, he provides legal opinions, advises the board on legal issues, reviews policies, attends board meetings, works on cases regarding student disciplinary infractions and measures, special education, and budgetary concerns. He also handles litigation issues relating to insurance defense and commercial litigation matters.
In 1989, he served as Director for Blanchard, Walker, O’Quin & Roberts Law Corporation; in 1995 he became partner of Abrams & Lafargue, L.L.C., and in 2019 formed the Law Office of Reginald W. Abrams, Sr., L.L.C. after his long-time partner moved to New Orleans. He also served as a law clerk under the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. Prior to law school, Mr. Abrams was a pharmacist at K&B Drugs in Baton Rouge and LSU Health Center in Shreveport.
Membership/Affiliations
Current:
• Committee of 100, President 2017
• Shreveport Rotary Club, President 2014
• Caddo Parish School Board, General Council
• American Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• Shreveport Bar Association
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• Federal Court Bar Association
• Knights of Columbus
Past:
• Shreveport-Bossier Military Affairs Council, Board of Directors
• American Red Cross, Board of Directors
• Board of Directors of Shreveport Chamber of Commerce, Chairman 2004
• Shreveport-Bossier Black Lawyers Association, President
• Biomedical Research Institute, Board of Directors
• Board of Directors of Inner City Entrepreneurs
• Parish Council of St. Pius X Catholic Church, Chairman
• Rho Omega Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Basileus
• Shreveport Downtown Development Authority, Board of Directors
• Caddo Public Education Foundation, Board of Directors
• Goodwill Industries, Chairman of the Board of Directors
• Law Day Chairman, 1993 and 1995
