Retired Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal Judge, Bob Downing, now of counsel with the Baton Rouge, Louisiana law firm of Dué, Guidry, Piedrahita & Andrews, has joined the panel of neutrals of MAPS – Mediation Arbitration Professional Systems, Inc. – with offices in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Jackson, Mississippi. Created in 1987, MAPS provides mediators and arbitrators for alternative dispute resolution.