Law School
Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, B.A., 1976
Memberships
New Orleans, Louisiana State (Chairperson, Consumer Protection, Lender Liability and Bankruptcy Section, 1993-1994; Member, Continuing Legal Education Program Committee, 1993-2000), Federal and American Bar Associations; American Bankruptcy Institute
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Delta Theta Phi. Member, Listed, Best Lawyers in America. Louisiana Law Review, 1978-1979. Law Clerk to Justice Fred Blanche, Jr., Supreme Court, 1979-1980. Author and Speaker: Continuing Jurisdiction for Child Custody, Odom v. Odom, 38 Louisiana Law Review 613, La., 1977. Co-Author With Edward M. Heller, Vessel Arrest Before and After Bankruptcy—The Automatic Stay, 59 Tulane Law Review 1212, 1985; Hot Topics in Consumer Bankruptcy: Discharge Exemptions and Domestic Relations, LSBA-CLE 1989; The Role of the Professional in Bankruptcy, University of New Orleans 21st Annual Oil and Gas Accounting Conference 1989; Creditor-Debtor Rights and Bankruptcy Trends and Update, Tulane Law School-CLE 1988; Exemptions Available in Louisiana Pre-Bankruptcy Filing Exemption Planning, LSBA-CLE 1989; Practical Insights into the Bankruptcy Process, University of New Orleans 1989; Bridging the Gap, Federal Practice and Procedure and Bankruptcy, Louisiana State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Sections, 1991-2000; Family Law Issues in Bankruptcy, Southern University, 1991; Interaction of Bankruptcy Procedure and Family Law Litigation, Louisiana State University, 1992. Member: Louisiana State University Law Center Hall of Fame, November 14, 1987. Fellow, American College of Bankruptcy.