Jeremy J. "Jay" Suire

EDUCATION

Redemptorist Grade School – Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish – Crowley, Louisiana
Notre Dame High School of Acadia Parish – Crowley, Louisiana

President, Class of 1989

University of Southwestern Louisiana (Now, University of Louisiana at Lafayette -- Lafayette, Louisiana)

Bachelor of Arts, Political Science (May, 1997)
Academic Scholar
University Honors Department

Tulane University, School of Law – New Orleans, Louisiana

Juris Doctorate (May, 2000)
Research Assistant to Professor A.N. Yiannopoulos, Renowned Civil Law Scholar and Editor of Louisiana Civil Code
Tulane Moot Court, Chief Justice (1999-2000)
Tulane Moot Court Board, Member (1997-2000)
Tulane Moot Court, Senior Justice (1999-2000)
Ferdinand Fairfax Stone Scholarship
M. Truman Woodward Scholarship
ATLA National Trial Competition Team
McGlinchey Stafford Lang Jr. Trial Competition Champion (1998-1999)

Top-Ranked Litigator in the School of Law

The Order of the Barristers – Lifetime National Member, 2000 (National Honor in the Art of Courtroom Advocacy)
Tulane Moot Court Paul E. Garofalo Service Award (1999-2000)

Continuing legal education classes/seminars, averaging 15-17 hours/ year, since 2000

AREAS OF PRACTICE

BAR ADMISSIONS/ASSOCIATIONS

Louisiana State Bar Association, member since 2000
Acadia Parish Bar Association, member since 2000
Lafayette Parish Bar Association, member since 2000
Louisiana Association for Justice, member since 2000

State Chairman, New Lawyers’ Division, 2005-2006
Membership Committee, since 2005

American Association for Justice, student member 1998-2000
Lafayette Trial Lawyers Association, member since 2000
American Bar Association, member since 2000
The Order of the Barristers – Lifetime National Member, 2000 (National Honor in the Art of Courtroom Advocacy)
Martindale –Hubbell Attorney/Firm ratings service

Peer Review Rated 2005-present

Nominated as Special Assistant Attorney General – 2008

Nominated by James D. "Buddy” Caldwell, Attorney General, State of Louisiana

BROADCASTING CAREER
(Call Letters May Now Vary)

1450 KSIG-AM – Crowley, LA

Radio Show Host/ Personality / Announcer / Voiceover Talent, 1986-1989, 1992-1997

960AM/104.7FM KROF – Abbeville/Lafayette, LA

Radio Show Host/ Personality / Announcer / Voiceover Talent, 1989

106.7 KCRL-FM – Rayne/Crowley/Lafayette, LA

Radio Show Host/ Personality / Announcer / Voiceover Talent, 1993-1997

97.3 KMDL-FM – Kaplan/Lafayette, LA

Radio Show Host/ Personality / Announcer / Voiceover Talent 1989-1992

102.1 KQIS-FM – Basile/Lafayette, LA

Radio Show Host/ Personality / Announcer / Voiceover Talent 1994-1997

Contributor – CNN Radio News (1992)

THEATER/STAGE

"The Kingfish” – A One-Man Play Loosely Depicting The Life and Times of Huey P. Long

Play By Larry L. King and Ben Z. Grant
Recurring Role, 1997-Present

"The Foreigner” – By Larry Shue

Acadia Players’ Production 1994

"Barefoot in the Park” – By Neil Simon

Acadia Players’ Production 1996

"The Wedding From Hell”

Acadia Players’ Production 1998

"The Doctor Will See You Now”

Acadia Players’ Production 1999

COMMUNITY SERVICE and INVOLVEMENT

St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, Crowley, Louisiana

Parishioner
Lector/Commentator
Member, Parish Pastoral Council – 2008-Present

Vice-President, 2010-2011
Chairman, Christian Education Commission

International Rice Festival, Crowley, Louisiana

Louisiana’s Oldest & Largest Agricultural Festival, Est. 1937
Festival Co-Chairman, 2011 – Present
Executive Board, 2006 – Present
President, 71st International Rice Festival, 2007
President-Elect, 2006
Board of Directors, 1998 – Present
Volunteer, 1985 – Present

Deputy Sheriff -- Acadia Parish Sheriff’s Department

Commissioned 2005-Present

Founder and Benefactor -- Jay & Laurie Suire Charitable Giving Fund

Community Foundation of Acadiana – 2010-Present

Knights of Columbus, Council 5499

Degree Team, 1994-Present
District Warden, 1996-1997
Grand Knight, 1995-1996
Deputy Grand Knight, 1994-1995
3rd Degree Member, 1991-Present

Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree – Msgr. George Mollo Assembly, 1993-Present
Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University – Instructor/Course Moderator, 2009, 2010
Krewe of Town Revelers, Inc.

Co-Captain, 2005 – Present
Krewe Member, 2001 - Present
Duke to King Cimmer XLV, 2000

The Mystick Krewe of Louisianans, Inc. – Washington, DC Mardi Gras Krewe

Permanent Krewe Member, 2006 – present
Enhancing business development, tourism and governmental networking for the Acadiana/Lafayette community

Crowley Town Club, Inc.

Vice-President, 2006-2008
Board of Directors, 2001-2008
Member, 1999-Present

Boy Scouts of America, Evangeline Area Council, 2009-Present
Cub Scout Pack 347, Crowley, Louisiana, 2009-Present
Carnival D’Acadie

Founding committee

White House Advance Team – President George H.W. Bush – Louisiana, 1992 Campaign
C.O.P.S. – Concerns of Police Survivors

Grandfather, Anthony J. Suire, Sr. – Killed in the line of duty, September 6, 1962

National Police Officers’ Memorial, Washington, D.C.

Donor/Supporter
Grandfather, Anthony J. Suire, Sr. – Killed in the line of duty, September 6, 1962

American Legion Student Award, Acadia Post 15

Highest honor that can be bestowed upon a civilian by the American Legion

Sheriff Wayne Melancon’s Executive 200 Club, 2005-Present
La Societe Des Cajuns Gourmands

Secretary, 2008-Present

PRESENTATIONS/PUBLIC SPEAKING/KEYNOTE APPEARANCES

Louisiana Clerks of Court Association – State Convention
Louisiana Association of Chiefs of Police – State Convention
Acadia Parish Leadership EXCEL
15th judicial District Court – Court Opening Ceremonies
Lafayette Parish Bar Foundation
Crowley Chamber of Commerce
Crowley Kiwanis Club
American Legion, Post 15
Louisiana Association for Justice Auto Torts Seminar
Crowley Rotary Club
Lafayette Kiwanis Club
Acadia Parish D.A.R.E. Program Graduation
Lafayette Rotary Club South
Sheriff Wayne Melancon’s Executive 200 Club
Crowley 3-10 Club
New Iberia "Under the Balconies” Celebration
Kaplan Lions Club
Crowley Lions Club
Lafayette Association of Retarded Citizens
University of Southwestern Louisiana – Voiced books onto audio tape for the benefit of blind college students
AT&T Pioneers Organization – Louisiana State Convention

ELECTIVE PUBLIC OFFICE

Acadia Parish Republican Executive Committee, District 4, Public Election-1992
Acadia Parish Republican Executive Committee, At-Large, Public Election-1996
Acadia Parish Republican Executive Committee, At-Large, Public Election-2000
Acadia Parish Republican Executive Committee, At-Large, Public Election-2004

FAMILY

Born at Welsh, Louisiana – Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
Hometown – Crowley, Louisiana – Acadia Parish, Louisiana
Married to the former Laurie Anne Myers
Father of three sons -- Grant Wilson Suire, Harrison Christopher Suire, and Reagan Alexander Suire