Admitted
1974, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana; 1977, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1981, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1986, Texas
Law School
Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.S., 1971
Memberships
Lafayette (Member, Board of Directors, 1978-1980; President-Elect, 1991-1992; President, 1992-1993), Fifteenth Judicial District (Vice-President, 1992-1993) and Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1988-1996; Board of Governors, 1996-1997; President-Elect, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999; Immediate Past President, 1999-2000; Council Member, Section on Mineral Law, 1993-1998; Secretary-Treasurer, 1995-1996; Vice-Chairman, 1996-1997; Chairman, 1997-1998) Bar Associations
Biographical
Member, Moot Court Board, Louisiana State University, 1972-1973. Author: The Enforcement of Real Mortgages by Executory Process, 51 La. L. Rev. 87 (1990); Drilling Contracts, 38th Annual Institute on Mineral Law, Pg. 99 (1991); A Primer on the Mineral Servitude, 44th Annual Institute on Mineral Law, (1997); Principles of Contractual Interpretation, 60 La. L. Rev. 765 (2000); Conventional Unitization in Louisiana, 49th Annual Institute on Mineral Law, 2002. Adjunct Professor of Law, Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University, Mineral Rights. Member, Advisory Council, Mineral Law Institute, 1992-1996. Member, Justice System Funding Commission. Fellow, Louisiana Bar Foundation.