Admitted
1970, Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Tulane University of New Orleans, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Catawba College, B.A., 1967
Memberships
Fourth Judicial District, Louisiana State and American (Member: Committee on Trial Practice, Section of Litigation, 1983; Family Law Section) Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Biographical
Member, Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board, 1994-1999. Chairman, Board of Directors, North Louisiana Legal Assistance Corp., 1976-1986. Co-Chairman, Magistrate Selection Committee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana, 1987. Lecturer: Commercial Litigation, Family Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, 1988-1997; Trial Practice, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1991. NITA Trainer, LSU Law School, 1993-1997; Editor, Commercial Law Section, LTLA publication The Trial Brief, 1989-1994. Selected one of the best litigation lawyers in America, The Best Lawyers in America, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2001-2002. Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation; Fred J. Fudickar, Jr. American Inn of Court (Master of the Bench; President, 1997-1998). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. (Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)