Admitted
1975, Louisiana and Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Texas, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Tulane University, B.A., 1968
Memberships
Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1996-1997); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Board of Governors, 1999-2001); Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Maritime Law Association of the United States; The Judge Albert Tate, Jr. American Inn of Court.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Author: Louisiana Civil Trial Procedure, Lawyers Cooperative Practice Guide, 1997, Chapter 12, Closing Argument; Exemplary Damages: Checks and Balances on Corporate America, La. Bar J. 256, 1996. Speaker: Pre-Compliant Discovery in Federal Court, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1990 Annual Convention, San Diego, California; Recent Developments in Admiralty and Maritime Law, Recent Developments and What They Really Mean, 5th Tulane Fall Maritime Law Seminar, (September 1996) New Orleans, Louisiana; Tort Reform from the Plaintiff's Perspective, Recent Developments in Legislation and Jurisprudence Seminar, Louisiana State Bar Association, (November 1996) Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Tort Reform from the Plaintiff's Perspective, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1996 Last Chance Seminar (December 1996), New Orleans, Louisiana; Insurance Coverage for Tobacco Claims, Andrews Tobacco Litigation Conference, (April 1997), New Orleans, Louisiana; Welding Rods, Mass Torts Made Perfect, (September 2002), Paradise Islands, Bahamas; Management of Complex Litigation: Role of the Attorney, Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center Complex Litigation Seminar, (October 2002), New Orleans, Louisiana. Outside Counsel to Louisiana Attorney General and State of Louisiana.