Admitted
1980, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.A., magna cum laude, 1977
Memberships
Fifteenth Judicial District, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Member, Board of Directors, Nominating Committee); Maritime Law Association of the United States.
Biographical
Delta Theta Phi; Phi Kappa Phi; Alpha Lambda Delta. Order of the Coif. Member: Louisiana State University Moot Court Board, 1979-1980; Louisiana State University Law Center Hall of Fame, 1987. Law Clerk, Hon. Fred A. Blanche, Jr., Louisiana Supreme Court, 1980-1981. Author: Contractual Indemnity in Maritime Law, Emerging Issues in Maritime Law: A Symposium, 55 Louisiana Law Review 813, 1995. Lecturer: Contractual Indemnity in Maritime Law, Maritime Personal Injury Seminar, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, October 1994; Contractual Indemnity in Oilfield Contracts, Where Are We Now? Maritime Law Seminar, Cypremort Point, Louisiana, September 1995; Contractual Indemnity in Maritime Law, Energy Week Conference & Exhibition, Houston, Texas, January 1997; Developing Case Strategies and Budget, Commercial Union Inter-Market Seminar, London, England, August 1997; Distinctions Between State and Federal Forums — Understanding the Playing Field, Hansa re/Sirius U.K. Ltd. In-House Seminar, London, England, August 1997; Pre-Trial Case Development; and State vs. Federal Court Forums, Zurich American In-house Seminar, May 1999; Coverage Issues Commonly Seen in Energy Cases, Global Special Risks In-House Seminar, May 1999; GNOBFA-2001 River and Marine Industry Seminar, Recent Developments in the Law 2000-2001 - Effect on the Maritime Industry, December, 2001. Appointed by Federal Judiciary to Biden Committee Advisory Group, Western District of Louisiana. Member, John M. Duhe, Jr. American Inn of Court, 1998-1999.