Admitted
1982, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1985, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
Law School
Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
University of New Orleans; University of Texas, B.B.A., with honors, 1979, Phi Kappa Phi National Ho
Memberships
New Orleans Bar Association (Chairperson, Bankruptcy Law and Creditors' Rights Committee, 1991-1996; Young Lawyers Division Board of Directors, 1991-1992).
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Author: Louisiana Foreclosure And Lender Liability: Some Tips On Prevention And The Handling Of Certain Post-Filing Problems National Business Institute Lecture Series; Bankruptcy And Lender Liability: Some Basic Issues And Problems In Bankruptcy Law Facing Lenders and Lenders' Counsel In The Area of Lender Liability, National Business Lecture Series; prepared inserts for Louisiana law on foreclosure in the National Mortgage Services Reference Directory, 5th Edition, edited by Dennis A. Jankowski. Co-Author with Judge Steve Plotkin: Damages for Mental Anguish to Non-Insured Relatives: A Time For Change, Louisiana Bar Journal, August 1983, Vol. 31, No. 2. Lecturer, New Orleans Bar Association, 1990, 1994-1999 (commercial law, commercial litigation, bankruptcy law). Co-Author: Basic Bankruptcy in Louisiana, National Business Institute, 1992. Judge, Senior and Junior Moot Court Trial and Appellate Competition, Tulane University School of Law, 1988-1999. Instructor, Tulane University, University College, Bankruptcy Law, Commercial Law, Civil Litigation, parts 1 and 2. Recipient, Teachers Recognition Award, 1993. Former Intern, U.S. Congressman Billy Tauzin. Notary Public, Louisiana.