Admitted
1975, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Louisiana Tech University, B.A., 1971
Memberships
Baton Rouge (Vice-Chairman, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1984-1986; Chairman, 1986-1987), Louisiana State (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1985-1986; Chairman, Committee on Ethical Standards for Criminal Practice, 1985-1988; Member, 1994-1995 and Chair, 1995-2000, Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee) and American Bar Associations; Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board Member, 1992-1995; Co-Chairman, Indigent Defense Committee, 1990-1994 and 1998-2002; Co-Chair, Death Penalty Committee, 1994-1997); Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Charter Member, 1985; President, 1990-1991).
Biographical
Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Recipient: Flory Trial Competition, 1st Place, 1973 and 1974; Justice Albert Tate, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award, 2000. Adjunct Professor: Paul M. Hebert School of Law, Louisiana State University, 2002—. Member, Louisiana State University Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: Constitutional Considerations of Federal and State Testimonial Immunity Legislation, 36 Louisiana Law Review 214, 1976. Assistant District Attorney, 1975-1976 and Chief of Appellate Section, 1976, East Baton Rouge Parish. Member, NORML Legal Committee, 1984-1992. Member: Louisiana Law Institute, Evidence Code Advisory Committee, 1982—; Member: Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, 1985-1988; Governor's Task Force on Prison Overcrowding, 1986-1987. Member: Advisory Committee to the Joint Legislative Committee to Study Certification of Louisiana Evidentiary Rules, 1986. Member, Louisiana Sentencing Commission, 1987-1994; Member, Louisiana Supreme Court Task Force on Advanced Payment of Attorney's Fees, 1990-1991. Task Force: Cameras in the Courtroom, 1993-1995; Indigent Defense, 1996-1997. Member, Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board, 1998-2003. Board of Directors, Louisiana Capital Defense Project, 1987-1989. Member, American Civil Liberties Union (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1992). Board Member, East Baton Rouge Indigent Defense, 1998—.