Admitted
1967, Louisiana; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
Louisiana State University, B.S., 1964
Memberships
Baton Rouge (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1987), Louisiana State (Delegate, House of Delegates, 1998-2002) and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Dean Henry George McMahon American Inn of Court; American Board of Trial Advocates.
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Staff Writer, Louisiana Law Review, 1965- 1967. LSU Law School Hall of Fame, 1987. Author: Civil Procedure—The Louisiana Class Action, 58 La. L. Rev. 953, (1998); Entrapment: Instigation Not Investigation, 26 La.L.Rev. 858; The Emergence of Strict Liability in Products Liability, 26 La.L.Rev. 447; Filing Suit in a Court of Incompetent Jurisdiction, 25 La.L.Rev. 922; Venue-Article 74, 27 La.L.Rev. 76; Defending State Environmental Enforcement Actions, 36 La.Bar J. 20; Environmental Considerations in Louisiana Oil and Gas Drilling, Louisiana Mineral Law Institute Proceedings, 1985; Update on Louisiana Environmental Law and Regulations, 31 La.Bar J. 168; Louisiana Environmental Law and Regulations, 29 La.Bar J. 171; The Law of Movable Lease—A Void Being Filled, 28 La.Bar J. 123; Impact of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act on Louisiana Law, 23 La.Bar J. 275; Lessor's Protection in Movable Leases, 21 La.Bar J. 109; A Standard for Expert Testimony In Louisiana, 37 La.Bar J. 76; The Ethics of Advocacy, 40 La.Bar J. 193; Alternative Fee Arrangements: Time for Consideration, 43 La.Bar J 464 (1995); The Evolution of Environmental Law in Louisiana, 52 La.L.Rev. 907; Joint Defense Counsel: Retention and Responsibility, The Defense Research Institute, 36 For The Defense 20 (May 1994); A Fair Attorney's Fee? 45 La.Bar J. 147. Co-Author: The Discoverability of the Accident Investigating Committee's Report, 31 Gonzaga L. Rev. 115 (1996); Environmental Racism, 4 Corporate Legal Times 26. Presentations: Review of the Louisiana Class Action, Louisiana Judicial College, 1998, 2001,2002 and 2003; Louisiana State Bar Association Summer School for Lawyers, 3rd Annual Class Action Mass Tort Symposium; Recent Developments in Tort Law, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center, 1998; Recent Legislation Regarding Class Actions, Louisiana State Bar Association, Cancun, Mexico, 1998; Louisiana Class Actions, La. Trial Lawyers Association Seminars, Jackson, Wyom
Military
Captain, JAGC, U.S. Army, 1967-1971; Deputy SJA-USA Flight Training Center, 2d Armored Division; Mil