Mary E. Colvin

•  mcolvin@erlingsonbanks.com
•  (225) 218-4446
•  (225) 246-2876

Mary E. Colvin is special counsel with the Baton Rouge office of Erlingson Banks, PLLC.

A native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Mary earned her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University in 2007 and her Juris Doctorate and Graduate Diploma of Civil Law from the Louisiana State University Law Center in 2010, where she graduated Cum Laude.

Mary focuses primarily on representing and defending public entities in issues arising from the Louisiana Public Records Law. In that regard, Mary reviews and responds to public records requests by identifying and redacting confidential and other non-public information contained in those records, filing declaratory judgment actions and defending public entities from mandamus lawsuits. In addition, Mary has experience in defending claims arising in a broad range of practice areas including traditional tort law, products liability, professional liability, premises liability, insurance coverage litigation, and construction law. Mary also has a successful appellate practice, which includes preparing and opposing writ applications and final appeals.

Mary is also currently the Associate Board Chair for City Year Baton Rouge. City Year is a non-profit whose mission is to help bridge the gap between what schools and teachers are able to provide and what students in our community need. Every year, 15,000 students drop out of high school in Louisiana. This has a profound impact on our state’s economy and our communities. City Year works to fix this by connecting young AmeriCorps members to our most under-resourced public schools, giving those schools the necessary people power needed to keep their students on track.

Bar Admissions

Louisiana 2010
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana

Professional Associations and Memberships

Baton Rouge Bar Association
Louisiana State Bar Association