David Oestreicher Recognized by Mayor Mitch Landrieu for Contribution to the Arts in New Orleans
Mayor Mitch Landrieu formally recognized New Orleans Lawyer David W. Oestreicher for his contribution to the arts in the City of New Orleans with a proclamation and certificate of recognition issued on Sept. 20, 2013.
Oestreicher long has been a proponent of the arts in New Orleans.
He served for several years as President of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation, and through is work with Michael Manjarris, Oestreicher helped lead the implementation of sculpture program that saw many modern works placed throughout the city, most particularly, in the downtown area in the years since Hurricane Katrina swept through the landscape.
During his years of service as a reserve officer in the New Orleans Police Department, attorney David Oestreicher encountered many scenarios. He says his service in the NOPD actually helped him to become a better lawyer — one more attuned to myriad perspectives presented in any given case, rather than as someone who might view…
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David Oestreicher, II has been elected to the office of Parliamentarian of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation. He will replace former Chief Judge Michael Bagneris of the Civil District Court for Orleans Parish. The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and Foundation owns the New Orleans Jazz Festival. The Foundation’s mission is:…
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A federal court jury awarded a former New Orleans paramedic more than $1.5 million in damages this week for injuries he sustained while treating a gunshot victim in the back of an ambulance. The jury found the ambulance manufacturer, Medtec Ambulance Corp., knowingly designed a dangerous ambulance bench seat that caused paramedic Ryan Earls’ injuries…
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