Chris Joseph to Participate in MCCA’s C-Suite Leadership Program

Adams & Reese attorney Chris Joseph is among a prestigious group of up-and-coming attorneys across the nation who will participate in MCCA’s 2025 C-Suite Leadership Level 1 Program Cohort. The flagship leadership development program, by the Minority Corporate Counsel Association, guides and empowers the cohort through leadership assessments, development plans, and strategic career roadmaps, all to ready the next generation of legal trailblazers.

In addition to the MCCA program, Joseph was formerly a member of the ABA Young Lawyer Division Leadership Academy, a Pathfinder of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity, and a member of the inaugural class of the ABA TIPS Fidelity and Surety Division’s Emerging Leaders Program.

At Adams & Reese, Joseph is a member of the Construction Litigation Practice Group, where he litigates matters that involve commercial construction litigation. Practicing in the firm’s Baton Rouge office, Joseph analyzes construction claims and defenses for commercial contractors, sureties, subcontractors, and owners, and he also litigates general business litigation and property casualty matters for clients across a variety of industries. He is recognized by his peers among Louisiana Super Lawyers’ “Rising Stars” in Construction Litigation. 

Below are the members of the 2025 MCCA CSL-I Cohort:

• Fatina Allen, Wells Fargo
• Drew Austria, McGuireWoods LLP
• Alicia C. Awkard, Esq., YUM! Brands, Inc.
• Sara Bauer, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
• Meredith Boram, Venable LLP
• Boyoon Choi, Pfizer Inc.
• Julian Diaz-Morales, Microsoft Corporation
• María Fernanda Espitia, AbbVie Inc.
• Allie Feldman, Twilio Inc.
• Wendy Fellinger, Consolidated Edison
• Amber Gardina-Quintanilla, Articulate Global, LLC
• Angelina Gonzalez, Dickinson Wright PLLC
• Gloriana Gonzalez-Quach, Emerson Electric Co.
• Mikaela Habib, Hanson Bridgett LLP
• Mary Hershewe, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
• Christopher Joseph, Adams & Reese
• Kim L. Paul, Blue Williams, LLC
• Ingrid Pelzer, Pfizer, Inc.
• David Pointer, Thomas Horstemeyer, LLP
• Delaine Poland-Frazier, LexisNexis Legal and Professional
• Christina Sanchez, Intuit Inc.
• Julie Stockton, Gap Inc.
• Grace S., Duane Morris LLP
• Sarah Syed, Burlington Stores, Inc.
• Randy Tejeda, IBM Corporation
• Andreea Vasiliu, IBM Corporation
• Ryan Waddell, Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
• Susan Walker, Allstate Insurance Company
• Elisa Wesche, Western Union
• Melissa Yeschek, LexisNexis Risk Solutions