Admitted
1951, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1966, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1967, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Elev
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1951
Law School Graduation Year
1951
College
Louisiana State University, B.S., 1950
Memberships
Shreveport (Chairman, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1954; Member, Ethics and Grievance Committee, 1971-1972; President, 1973-1974; Recipient, Professionalism Award, 2000), Louisiana State (Member, 1966-1967; 1967-1968; 1977-1978; 1978-1979 and Chairman, 1974-1975, Committee on Continuing Legal Education; Vice-Chairman, 1980-1981; Chairman, 1981-1982, Family Law Section; Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1988; Member, Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1987-1996) and American Bar Associations; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1950-1951. Author: Libel & Slander-Single Publication Rule, Vol. IX, Louisiana Law Review 558, 1948; The Attractive Nuisance Doctrine in Louisiana, Vol. X, Louisiana Law Review 469, 1950; Some Views, Old and New on Recent Developments in Family Law, Vol. 29, No. 5 Louisiana Law Journal, 1982; Alternate Dispute Resolution, Vol. 44 Louisiana Law Review 1725, 1984; Louisiana's New Divorce Legislation: Background and Commentary, Vol. 54 Louisiana Law Review 19, 1993; 1993 Custody and Child Support Legislation, Vol. 55 Louisiana Law Review 103, 1994; The 1997 Spousal Support Act, Vol. 58 Louisiana Law Review 887, 1998; Matrimonial Regimes: Recent Developments, Vol. 59 Louisiana Law Review 465; Matrimonial Regimes: Recent Developments, Vol. 60 Louisiana Law Review 405; Report and Recommendation of the Louisiana State Law Institute to the House Civil Law and Procedure Committee of the Louisiana Legislative Relative to the Reinstatement of Fault as a Prerequisite to a Divorce, Vol. 62, Louisiana Law Review 561, 2002; Divorce Forms, Vol. 10, Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, West Publishing Co. 1996 (Supp. 2002). Adjunct Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1990—. Member, Judicial Council of Louisiana Supreme Court, 1999-2002. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; American College of Trial Lawyers; Louisiana Law Institute (Member, Marriage Persons Committee, 1980—; Member of Council, 1988—). (Board Certified, Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)