Admitted
1971, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th and 11th Circuit
Law School
Tulane University, School of Law, J.D., 1971
Law School Graduation Year
1971
College
Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 1967
Memberships
New Orleans, Louisiana State and American (Member, Sections of: Litigation; Antitrust Law; Tort and Insurance Practice, Intellectual Property Committee; Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law; Member, House of Delegates, 1993, State Delegate, 1994-2003; Member, Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 1998-2002) Bar Associations; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel; Defense Research Institute; International Trademark Association
Biographical
Member, Moot Court, Tulane Law School, 1969-1971. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004. Ranked #1 in Louisiana by Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2004. Co-Author: Pitfalls for In-House Counsel, The Brief, Vol. 25, No. 2, ABA Press, 1996; Managed Care and Antitrust: The PPO Experience, ABA Press, 1990; President, Louisiana State Bar Association (1993-1994); Board of Governors, Louisiana Judicial College (1993-1994). Council Member, Louisiana State Law Institute; Member, Louisiana Supreme Court Permanent Advisory Committee for Revision of Code of Judicial Conduct; U.S. Fifth Circuit Lawyers Advisory Committee (1995-1999). Chair, Louisiana Supreme Court Campaign Oversight Committee (2002); and, Chair, Louisiana State Bar Association Ethics 2000 Committee (1999—). Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Louisiana Bar Foundation (President, 2002-2003); American College of Trial Lawyers.
Military
1st Lt., JAG, U.S. Army, 1973-1977