Background
Stephenson, Maria I. O'Byrne was born on November 12, 1951 in Cali, Valle, Colombia. Daughter of Alvaro and Maria Teresa (Malvehy) O'Byrne. came to the United States, 1965.
Stephenson, Maria I. O'Byrne was born on November 12, 1951 in Cali, Valle, Colombia. Daughter of Alvaro and Maria Teresa (Malvehy) O'Byrne. came to the United States, 1965.
H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). University of Houston (Juris Doctor, 1975). Member, International Moot Court.
Member Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. American Immigration Lawyers Association.
Maritime Law Association of the United States. Spoken languages: Spanish and French.
Working as a partner of MARIA I. O’BYRNE STEPHENSON. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Texas, Louisiana and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. 1979, United States. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana.
1982, United States.
District Court, Western District of Louisiana. United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Active Pan American Commission, Baton Rouge, 1993-1994. Board directors Shared Housing, New Orleans, since 1994. Member Louisiana Bar (board directors international law section 1993-1994), Louisiana-Mexico Trade Association (officer 1991-1994), Hispanic Lawyers Association (officer 1981-1997, president 1997).
Married John Edward Stephenson, May 31, 1975. Children: Teresa Maria, Phillip David.