Admitted
1999, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1999
Law School Graduation Year
1999
College
University of Kentucky, B.S., Forestry, 1980; Virginia Tech, M.S., Forest Management/Economics, 1982
Memberships
Louisiana State (Member, Louisiana State Law Institute Council; Observer, Young Lawyers Section, 2002); Federal and American Bar Associations; Southwest Louisiana Bar Association; Southwest Louisiana Defense Counsel; Albert Tate American Inns of Court.
Biographical
Member, 1998 Moot Court Competition. Author: Sale of Undivided Timber Interest: Louisiana's ‘80/20’ Law Ruled Unconstitutional, Forests & People Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 3, 2003; Why Giles Should Be Invited to the Party: The Weingarten Right in a Nonunion Setting, Louisiana Bar Journal, Volume 49, No. 3, October/November 2001; Feasibility of Small Mill Investments for Utilizing Small-Diameter Hardwood from Coal Lands in Southwestern Virginia, Forest Products Journal, Volume 34, Number 6, June 1984. Lecturer: Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law, McNeese Small Business Development Center, Louisiana Department of Labor, Chamber Southwest, 2002; Employment Law Updates and Employee Handbooks, McNeese State University, Burton Business Center, 2002; Hot Topics in Labor & Employment Law, West Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce, 2001; Labor Laws: From Hiring to Firing, McNeese State University, Burton Business Center, 2000, 2001.