Admitted
1980, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Eleventh and Federal Circuits, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Stanford University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Washington & Lee University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976
Memberships
Shreveport (Secretary-Treasurer, 1985; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1990), Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1984-1990) and American Bar Associations; American Law Institute; The Best Lawyers in America (Personal Injury Litigation, Medical Malpractice Defense); Harry V. Booth and Judge Henry A. Politz American Inn of Court (Barrister).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Senior Article Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1978-1979. Author: After All, ‘Tomorrow is Another Day’: Should Subsequent Events Influence the Validity of Bargaining Orders? 31 Stanford L. Rev. 505, 1979. Law Clerk: Hon. John Minor Wisdom, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1979-1980. Member: Metropolitan Shreveport Zoning Board of Appeals, 1986-1987; Metropolitan Planning Commission, 1987-1993 (Secretary, 1988; Vice Chair, 1989; Chair, 1990), Estate Planning Council of Shreveport. Chair, Shreveport U.S. Bicentennials Commission, 1986-1992. Member, Governor's Commission on Medical Malpractice. Member, LSU Medical Center Institutional Review Board. Member, Medical/Legal Interprofessional Committee.