Admitted
1975, Louisiana; 1976, District of Columbia
Law School
Tulane University, J.D., 1975; George Washington University, LL.M., in Taxation, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Tulane University, B.A., 1972
Memberships
The District of Columbia Bar; Louisiana State Bar Association
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, Board of Student Editors, 1973-1975, Associate Editor, 1974-1975 and Board of Advisory Editors, 1992—, Tulane Law Review. Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane University Law School, 1987—. Adjunct Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Law School, 2000—. Chair, Tulane Estate Planning Seminar, 1995-2001. Chair, Tulane Estate Planning Institute, 2002—. Author: Drafting Louisiana Income Spray Trusts After the 1997 Trust Code Amendments, 72 Tulane Law Review 1329, 1998. Co-Author: Independent Administration of Estates, 49 La. Bar Journal 370, 2002; Philanthropic Planning Options: Making the Best Use of the Golden Nest Egg to Provide for a Spouse and Charity, 44 La. Bar Journal 524, 1997; Business Uses of Life Insurance, Matthew Bender, 1986; Bankers Guide to Establishing, Managing and Operating Common Trust Funds, American Bankers Association, 1986; Executive Compensation, Matthew Bender, 1990. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America , 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004 Editions. Member, Louisiana State Law Institute Successions and Donations and Trust Code Committees. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Board Certified Tax Law and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)