Admitted
1971, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1971
Law School Graduation Year
1971
College
University of Illinois, B.S., 1968
Memberships
New Orleans, Louisiana State (Chairman, Consumer Protection and Bankruptcy Law Section, 1980-1981; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1984-1985; Member, Corporate Law Section) American (Member, Business Law Section: Banking Law Committee, Bank Holding Company Subcommittee, Officer and Director Liability Subcommittee; Commercial Financial Services Committee, Vice Chairman, Vehicle Financing Subcommittee, 1985-1987; Vice-Chairman, Inventory and Receivables Subcommittee, 1992; Vice-Chairman, Meetings and Programs Subcommittee, 1992-1995, Chairman, 1995-1999; Survey Committee Chairman, 1999—; additional Member, Real Estate Subcommittee, Lender Liability Subcommittee; Consumer Financial Services Committee, Vice-Chairman, ECOA Subcommittee, 1979-1980; Vice-Chairman, Truth in Lending Subcommittee, 1981-1984; Deposit Account Subcommittee, Consumer Litigation Subcommittee; Developments in Business Finance Committee; Member, Asset Securitization and Project Finance Subcommittees; UCC Committee, Member, Secured Transactions Subcommittee; Real Property and Probate Section, Member, Asset Securitization Committee; Young Lawyers Division, Chairman, Federal Credit Legislation Subcommittee, 1981-1982; ABA Joint Task Force on Liability of Counsel Representing Federally Insured Financial Institutions, 1990-1995; ABA Liaison to NCCUSL Drafting Committee, Proposed Non-Depository Institutions Providers of Financial Services Act, 1997-1999 and International Bar Associations; Association of Commercial Finance Attorneys (Director, 1991-1996); American Bankruptcy Institute; Conference on Personal Finance Law (Member, Executive Committee, 1988-1992); Consumer Bankers Association Lawyers Committee (Co-Chairman, 1977-1990); Consumer Bankers Association/American Bankers Association Joint Task Force on Truth in Lending Simplification, 1978-1981; Louisiana Bankers Association Bank Counsel Section (Member, Executive Committee, 1983-1990; Chairman, 1987-1989; Chairman, Legislative Committee, 1983-1987, 1989-1990; Chairman, Security Dev
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member: Louisiana Law Review; Louisiana Moot Court Board. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law, Louisiana. Rated by Chambers & Partners as Tier 1 Banking and Finance Law (Louisiana). Author: Is the Collateral Mortgage Obsolete? Louisiana Bar Journal, Vol. 41, No. 6; Future Advance Priority Rights of Louisiana Collateral Mortgages: Legislative Revisions, New Rules and a Modern Alternative, 55 Louisiana Law Review 1, 1994; Louisiana Secured Transactions Practice Guide, West Group, 1997; A User's Guide to Louisiana UCC Article 9 , 8th Ed., 2000. American Arbitration Association Commercial Arbitrator. Fellow: American Law Institute; American College of Commercial Finance Attorneys (Secretary-Treasurer, 1991-1992; Vice-President, 1992-1993; President, 1993-1994). Fellow: American College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; Louisiana Bar Foundation; Member, Louisiana State University Law Center Board of Trustees.