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Edward Warner

Edward H. Warner is a prominent federal prosecutor based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he serves as Lead Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) Trial Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Louisiana. A former Deputy Criminal Chief and Assistant United States Attorney, Warner is known for his leadership in complex, high-stakes federal prosecutions and his active engagement in the legal community at both the local and national levels. Fluent in Spanish, he also brings significant international experience to his practice.

Warner’s prosecutorial work spans a broad range of federal criminal matters. He works closely with federal and state law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Border Patrol, Internal Revenue Service, and the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office to advance national public safety initiatives.

His prosecutorial focus includes child exploitation, financial and pandemic-related fraud, transnational crime, and emerging technology offenses. As a lead prosecutor under Project Safe Childhood, a U.S. Department of Justice initiative combating child sexual exploitation, Warner has prosecuted numerous cases involving production, distribution, and enticement offenses. In 2025, he led the prosecution of a repeat offender that resulted in a 270-month federal sentence for attempted enticement of a minor.

Warner has also handled complex white-collar matters, including tax evasion, bank fraud, embezzlement, and theft of federal benefits. In 2023, he led a seven-day jury trial that resulted in the unanimous conviction of a physician for tax evasion. As part of national enforcement efforts such as Operation Take Back America, he prosecutes cases involving international cartels, human trafficking, sex trafficking, drug trafficking, immigration offenses, and money laundering. In his leadership role, he also advises other Assistant U.S. Attorneys on major criminal prosecutions.

Beyond the courtroom, Warner is deeply involved in the legal community. He serves as President of the Baton Rouge Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and was nationally recognized in 2022 as Outstanding Chapter Leader. He has also contributed to publications of the Baton Rouge Bar Association, writing on topics including Mexico’s 2015 energy reform and cross-border trade between Louisiana and Mexico. His community outreach efforts include participation in Constitution and Citizenship Day programs to educate students about the federal court system.

From 2015 to 2021, Warner served on the board of the World Trade Center of New Orleans, where he presented to business leaders on Mexican oil industry reform and participated in international trade missions, including a 2015 delegation to Mexico City.

Prior to joining the Department of Justice, Warner spent nearly a decade in private practice at Kean Miller LLP, where he worked in corporate, environmental litigation, and international trade matters. He represented major oil and gas companies in high-exposure litigation and advised international clients on cross-border transactions involving the United States, Canada, and Mexico. He also counseled employers on U.S. employment-based immigration matters, including work visa petitions and immigration compliance.

Warner previously clerked for the Honorable Brian A. Jackson of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana from 2012 to 2013. During his clerkship, he drafted judicial opinions and orders and assisted in multiple trials, motion hearings, and sentencing proceedings.

He earned his Juris Doctor from the American University Washington College of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the Legislation and Policy Brief and received the James C. Eastman Endowed Scholarship and Thelma Casto Southard Award. While in law school, he also served as an adjunct lecturer in Spanish grammar and translation.

Fluent in Spanish, Warner has completed advanced studies and professional engagements throughout Mexico, Guatemala, Chile, Argentina, and Spain. His bilingual proficiency enhances his effectiveness in cases involving multilingual evidence and international parties. He has co-authored scholarship on the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and presented at the Congress of the Latin American Studies Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Recognized for his professional excellence, Warner was named “One to Watch” in Best Lawyers in America in 2021, received the Federal Bar Association Outstanding Leader Award in 2022, and was selected to The National Black Lawyers – Top 100 in 2024 and 2025.

As of 2026, Edward H. Warner remains a leading figure in the federal justice system in Baton Rouge. Through his work as a senior federal prosecutor, bar leader, and bilingual attorney with international experience, he continues to shape the legal landscape of the Middle District of Louisiana and beyond.

Zuberi Williams

Retired Judge Zuberi “Judge Zu” Williams transforms conflict into clarity. As Chair of Bayard’s Business Alternative Dispute Resolution practice, he brings judicial insight, practical strategy, and a people centered approach to high stakes disputes. His philosophy is simple: the most durable outcomes occur when parties actively participate in and take ownership of their resolution.

Judge Zu leads an innovative ADR platform designed to resolve complex matters with speed, dignity, and lasting impact. Over the course of his career, he has conducted hundreds of mediations and settlement conferences across commercial, civil, employment, and government disputes. Clients and counsel consistently praise his even keeled demeanor and his ability to make complex cases manageable.

Before joining Bayard, Judge Zu served for a decade on the Maryland bench, first as an Administrative Law Judge and then as a Maryland District Court Judge in Montgomery County. Appointed at age 36, one of the youngest judicial appointments in Maryland history, he served from 2015 until retiring in 2025. While on the bench, he chaired the District Court’s ADR Sub Committee, modernizing programs and training judges statewide. He is widely respected for guiding high conflict disputes with neutrality, clarity, and momentum. His leadership has been recognized with honors including the Peacemaker Award from the Conflict Resolution Center of Montgomery County.

Prior to his judicial service, Judge Zu was an Administrative Law Judge at the Maryland Office of Administrative Hearings and an Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Earlier in private practice, he worked in Washington, D.C., at an AmLaw 100 firm in its White Collar Crime and Investigations group and at a prominent Baltimore intellectual property boutique firm.

Judge Zu clerked for Chief Judge Robert M. Bell of Maryland’s highest court, then the Court of Appeals and now the Supreme Court of Maryland, and for the Honorable Gerald Bruce Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, widely known as the Rocket Docket for its swift timelines and complex civil caseload.

A dedicated educator, Judge Zu serves on the faculty at Georgetown University Law Center and American University Washington College of Law, where he has taught trial advocacy, torts, and his popular Law and Popular Culture course. He also teaches nationally through the National Institute for Trial Advocacy, the National Association of Attorneys General, and the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges. He regularly speaks at judicial roundtables and conferences across the country and internationally.

Felicia Johnson

Felicia N. Johnson is the CEO and Managing Attorney at MCKIBBEN JOHNSON, LLC. She is an experienced trial lawyer with years of legal experience and a strong commitment to providing excellent legal services. Ms. Johnson is known for demonstrating the strictest personal and professional ethics, along with genuine compassion for her clients.

Ms. Johnson received her Bachelor’s Degree from Emory University, where she majored in Political Science. She went on to earn her Juris Doctorate from Georgia State University College of Law.

Ms. Johnson is a seasoned trial attorney with extensive experience in the legal field. She previously served as a prosecutor for Fulton County, where she handled misdemeanor cases on behalf of the State of Georgia. She is licensed to practice in the State of Georgia and is admitted to both Federal and State courts.

“Over the course of my life, I’ve had a drive to fight for those who were not able to fight for themselves. As such, it was no surprise that I became an attorney. In forming McKibben Johnson, my vision is that we personally advocate on behalf of all injury victims by providing the best legal representation and serving as a knowledge base for our community through public guidance in the area of personal injury.

I am a Servant Leader. Service comes first. People’s needs are my highest priority. It’s about identifying and meeting the needs of my clients and our community. It’s about making sure that other people’s highest priority needs are being served. Are they growing? Are they becoming more knowledgeable or healthier in their decision-making? More autonomous? Am I serving them in such a way that they themselves become servants to others?

The focus is our clients’ bottom line not ours.

Dale Wainwright

Dale Wainwright, Co-Chair of the firm's National Appeals & Legal Issues Group and Chair of the Texas Appellate Practice, has more than three decades of experience. He represents clients in complex commercial, energy, and administrative disputes in state and federal trial and appellate courts, and is frequently engaged to handle precedent-setting and high-stakes appeals.

He handles briefing and oral argument in trial and appellate courts, structures appeals and mandamus proceedings for success, and counsels clients on litigation strategy, error preservation at trial, jury charge preparation, post-verdict proceedings, and analysis of the trial record for appellate potential.

Prior to joining Greenberg Traurig, Dale served on the Texas Supreme Court for 10 years, authoring more than 125 opinions. Elected to the Supreme Court in 2002, he was the third-longest-serving member of the court at the time of his return to private practice.

Dale began his judicial career in 1999 when he was appointed by Governor George W. Bush to preside over the 334th Civil Judicial District Court in Houston, Texas. As judge of the 334th District Court, he resolved 3,000 cases and presided over more than 100 trials.

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Chinasa Udeinya

Attorney Udeinya's educational journey is diverse and dynamic, reflecting her approach to legal practice. Beginning at Rockville High School, she earned her High School Diploma and the prestigious Maryland Certificate of Merit before obtaining her Bachelor's Degree from the prestigious HBCU, Howard University. Her passion for law led her to Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, where she earned her Juris Doctor degree. Enriching her education globally, she participated in the Comparative Legal Studies Program at the University of Vienna, Austria. This diverse background equips her with a multifaceted approach, ensuring she brings unique perspective and depth of knowledge to every case.