Stefini Weckwerth Salles joined HVFAR in June of 2007. Before joining the firm, she was a partner in the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese, L.L.P.

Mrs. Salles is a life-long resident of Slidell, Louisiana. She graduated from Northshore High School in 1991. She graduated cum laude from Louisiana State University in 1995 with a Bachelor of Arts degree. She was a member of Chi Omega Sorority and served as the chapter's President. She received her Juris Doctor from the Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1998.

Mrs. Salles represents product manufacturers, distributors, retailers, premises owners, and employers in the areas of products liability, general casualty, and commercial litigation in both federal and state court.

She is admitted to practice in all Louisiana State Courts, all Louisiana U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar Association, the Defense Research Institute and the American Bar Association.

Mrs. Salles is active in the community, serving as a volunteer for STARC (St. Tammany Association of Retarded Citizens) and is a member of the Pearl River County SPCA. She is also active with the University of New Orleans, Department of Paralegal Studies teaching Torts since 1999.

She and her husband, David C. Salles, Jr., live in Slidell, Louisiana.