Tammy Keaton

Tammy Keaton

Paralegal

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Assistant District Attorney/22nd JDC (Child Support Division)

  • Education

    • Loyola University New Orleans School of Law

      1990 - 1994
      Juris Doctor (J.D.) Civil Law

      Activities and Societies: Loyola Law Review Graduated in top 10% of my class and was a member of the Loyola Law Review. Recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award in Constitutional Law II and Louisiana Civil Procedure.

    • University of Southern Mississippi

      1983 - 1986
      Bachelor's Degree Pre-Law Studies

      Activities and Societies: Delta Zeta Sorority (Executive Board/Philanthropy Chairperson; Rush Chairperson); Omicron Delta Kappa; Lambda Sigma; Alpha Lambda Delta; Big Brother/Big Sister Volunteer Graduated from USM with honors. Member of Delta Zeta Sorority (executive board), Omicron Delta Kappa, Lambda Sigma, and Alpha Lambda Delta. Volunteered with the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program in Hattiesburg during my college years and worked 25+ hours per week.

    • Liberty University

      2020 - 2025
      Doctorate Public Administration

      Seeking to expand my knowledge and skills by working part-time towards a doctorate in Public Administration at Liberty University.

  • Experience

    • Talley, Anthony, Hughes & Knight

      May 1986 - Sept 1989
      Paralegal

      Worked as a paralegal for several partners in the areas of insurance defense, sports law, corporate law and real estate law.

    • Boggs, Loehn & Rodrigue

      Sept 1989 - Feb 1996
      Associate Attorney and Paralegal

      Worked as a paralegal while a law school night student at Loyola Law School for a busy insurance defense firm. Following admission to the bar provided legal services in the areas of insurance defense and medical malpractice defense.

    • Talley, Anthony, Hughes & Knight, LLC

      Feb 1996 - Feb 1998
      Associate Attorney

      Provided legal services in the areas of insurance defense, corporate and real estate law.

    • Tammy B. Keaton, A Professional Law Corporation

      Feb 1998 - Aug 2001
      Managing Partner

      Provided legal services to the public primarily in the area of family law and real estate as a solo practitioner.

    • State of Louisiana

      Jan 2000 - now
      Assistant District Attorney/Child Support Administrator

      Responsible for management of child support enforcement program in two parish area, including supervision of over 15 employees and oversight of yearly contract with the State of Louisiana, Department of Children and Family Services.

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Tammy Keaton
      Innovation in Government Leadership Program/Fellow and Top 3 Project Awardee Department of Children and Family Services/Kristy Nichols, Secretary Dec 2010 Was selected as a fellow in the Innovation in Government Leadership Program developed by then DCFS Secretary Kristy Nichols through a grant awarded to her by the Robert Wood Foundation. My project related to outreach to incarcerated non-custodial parents was selected as one of the top 3 projects submitted by the fellows in the initial class.
    • Awarded to Tammy Keaton
      Outstanding Assistant District Attorney Louisiana Child Support Enforcement Association Mar 2008 Recognized as outstanding Assistant District Attorney providing child support services in the State of Louisiana for 2007.
    • Awarded to Tammy Keaton
      Outstanding Customer Service and Outreach Initiative Louisiana Child Support Enforcement Association Mar 2005 Received award on behalf of District Attorney's office/22nd Judicial District regarding the creation and implementation of a new outreach initiative to educate child support applicants as to the legal process for obtaining, modifying and enforcing paternity/child support judgments.