Admitted
1973, Louisiana; 1979, U.S. Tax Court
Law School
Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
Tulane University of Louisiana, B.B.A., 1967
Memberships
Lafayette Parish, Louisiana State and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations.
Biographical
Faculty Member: Annual Estate Planning Seminar, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1993, 1997, 1998, 2000 and 2002. Louisiana State Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Programs: Forced Heirship and Estate Planning (1997) and Estate Planning - Hot Topics for 2003 (2003). National Business Institute, Inc., Continuing Legal Education Programs on estate planning, probate, living trusts, estate administration, elder law, wills and trusts. Attorney, Estate and Gift Tax Division, Internal Revenue Service, 1974-1979. Member and Past Chair, University of Louisiana at Lafayette Professional Advisors Committee. Past Member, Advisory Commission for Specialization in Estate Planning and Administration, Louisiana State Bar Association. Past Chair, Trusts, Estates, Probate & Immovable Property Law Section, Louisiana State Bar Association. Appointed as Special Master for a series of related complex Trust and Estate Litigation matters by 27th Judicial District Court, St. Landry Parish, 1997. Appointed as Special Master for multi-party and multi-suit succession and property litigation by the 15th Judicial District Court, Acadia Parish, 2003. (Board Certified Tax Law and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)
Military
Capt., U.S. Army, 1969-1971