Fishman Haygood welcomes new associates

Fishman Haygood announces the addition of four new attorneys to the firm.

Kristen D. Amond joins the Litigation Section in the New Orleans office as an associate.

Kristen is a 2016 magna cum laude graduate of Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Louisiana Law Review and a member of Order of the Coif.  After graduation, she clerked for the Honorable Susie Morgan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.  Before law school, Kristen taught third grade and second grade special education in New Orleans.  She holds a B.S. in Business from Tulane University.

Kenzie Schott Cardella joins the Business Section in the New Orleans office as an associate.

Kenzie is a 2017 summa cum laude graduate of Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where she was Editor-in-Chief of the Louisiana Law Review and a member of Order of the Coif.  Before law school, Kenzie worked for Ernst & Young LLP as an associate in the Audit and Assurance division.  She holds a B.B.A. in Accounting, summa cum laude, from Southern Methodist University.

Steven E. Cheatham joins the Business Section in the Baton Rouge office.

Steven is a 2017 magna cum laude graduate of Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, where he was a member of the Louisiana Law Review and Order of the Coif.  Before law school, Steven spent 14 years in private business serving in management roles for privately held and publicly traded companies. He holds a B.A. in Accounting, summa cum laude, from Louisiana State University.

Sarah E. Yednock joins the Business Section in the New Orleans office as an associate.

Sarah is a 2016 summa cum laude graduate of Tulane University School of Law, where she was an editor of the Tulane Law Review.  After graduation, she clerked for the Honorable Sul Ozerden of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi.  Before law school, Sarah worked as an economic development specialist.  She holds a B.A. in International Studies from The Ohio State University and an M.S. in Applied Economics from Georgia Southern University.