About
Elroy is a native of New Orleans, born at Charity Hospital. He is a product of the New Orleans Public School System, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, and Georgetown Law Center. He is the youngest of three children raised by their single mother. Elroy learned the value of hard work at a young age as he witnessed his mother having to work two jobs. He recalls his mother working as a short order cook at a bar and restaurant in uptown New Orleans and attending college to earn her college degree.
As a child, Elroy spent summers with his grandmother while his mother was at work. During those summers, Elroy's grandmother instilled in him the importance of family and of faith.
Elroy enjoys live music and played trumpet from elementary school to high school. He was drum major and trumpet section leader for his Jr. High School Band.
EXPERIENCE
- Elroy James has practiced law for 20 years, as both a plaintiff and defense attorney. He has practiced at Baldwin Haspel Burke & Mayer, LLC (formerly Baldwin & Haspel, LLC), the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO), the Louisiana Department of Revenue, and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
- While in law school, Elroy served as a Judicial Law Clerk in the Division "M" Civil District Court for the Parish of New Orleans.
- During that same time, Elroy served as Articles Editor to the Southern University Law Review and published a piece entitled, "A Closed Door Swings Open in Light of Public Accommodations."
- Elroy worked as the Assistant Attorney General at the Louisiana Department of Justice.
- After earning his Masters of Law, Elroy taught classes at the Southern University Law Center, the Dillard University College of Business, and the Southern University and A&M School of Business.
- B.S. in Accounting | Southern University and A&M College
- J.D. | Southern University Law Center
- LL.M. | Georgetown Law Center
NOTABLE DECISIONS
- Bridges, Secretary, Department of Revenue vs. Mosaic Global Holdings, Inc. 23 So.3d 307, 2009 CA 2008, (La Ct. App. 2008)
- Conagra Foods, Inc. vs. Bridges, In her capacity as Secretary of the Department of Revenue, State of Louisiana, 48 So. 3d 1249, (La. Ct. App. 2010)
- Viniano V. Bridges, In her capacity as Secretary of the Department of Revenue, State of Louisiana, 87 So. 1007 (La. Ct. App. 2012)
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
Elroy has served our community across numerous boards and service/volunteer organizations, namely:
- Zulu Social Aid & Pleasure Club Inc. (Current President and King in 2012)
- Young Leadership Council (Former Board Member)
- Mayor’s Mardi Gras Advisory Council (Co-Chairman)
- Governor’s Resilient Louisiana Commission
- Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
- Greater New Orleans Louis A. Martinet Legal Society
- 2022 Louisiana Bar Foundation Fellow
