Law School
Loyola University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Manhattan College, B.S., 1968; State University of New York at Buffalo, M.A., 1971
Memberships
Louisiana State (Chairman, Section of Civil Law, 1983-1985) and American Bar Associations; American Chemical Society; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Court Practice Institute (Diplomate)
Biographical
Sigma Xi; Epsilon Sigma Pi; Phi Alpha Delta. Editor-in-Chief, Loyola Law Review, 1973-1974. Author: A Quantum Study of Pain and Suffering: Awards for all Personal Injuries in Louisiana Appellate Courts, 1968-1972, 19 Loyola Law Review 111, 1972; The Opening Statement—Persuasive Use of the Evidence, Journal of the Kansas Trial Lawyer's Association, DOL. X, No. 3, 1987; Whither Gypsum: The Mississippi River and the Threat of Toxic Pollution, Tulane Envir. Law Journal, 1989; The Punitive Damages Closing Argument: The Ten Magic Steps, Torts and Insurance Practice Section Newsletter, Summer, 1997; Litigation Training for the Next Century, Litigation, Winter, 2000. Co-Author: A Day On Trial: Persuasion Techniques in the Courtroom, with Professor Thomas A. Mauet, National Practice Institute and ALI-ABA, 1990—. Co-Author, with Honorable John M. Duhe, Jr.: A Primer for Expert Witness Preparation for Deposition or in the Courtroom, Journal of Disability Vol. 3, No. 1, July, 1993; Author and Presenter, Advocacy and Persuasion in the New Age, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, One Day Workshop, Orlando, Florida, 1993. Author: Cicero Speaks: A Conversation in Ancient Rome for the ABA Section of Litigation, Fall Meeting, November, 1992. Chief Instructor, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 1985—. Adjunct Faculty: Loyola University School of Law, 1973—; Emory University School of Law, Trial Techniques Program, 1987—; Tulane University School of Law, Trial Advocacy Program, 1986—. Vice-Chmn., Trial Techniques Comm., ABA-TIPS, 1989-1990. Co-Founder, Gulf Coast Regional Advocacy Training Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1984. Member, Tulane University City College Public Advisory Committee, 1984—. Faculty Member: Dade County Trial Technique Training Program, Miami, Florida, 1987; University of California at Berkeley, Advocacy Training Program, 1988; Tulane University School of Medicine, Psychiatry Training Program, 1987—. Team Leader: National Institute for Trial Advocacy, A