Law School
Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Manatee Junior College, A.D. in Nursing, 1968; Loyola University
Memberships
New Orleans, Louisiana State, Federal and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys (President, 1988-1989); American Association of Health Lawyers
Biographical
Judge, Tulane Moot Court Board, 1979-1981. Author: Impact of Exclusive Contracts on Medical Staff By-laws, Quality Review Bulletin, 6/87, Vol. 13, No. 6. Co-Author: Medical and Legal Aspects of Tuberculosis in Drug Addicts, Prisoners and Patients with AIDS, Legal Aspects of Medicine, 1989; Hypersensitivity Lung Disease and Challenge Testing, Legal Aspects of Medicine, 1989. Co-Author: Minimizing the Risk of Liability, The High Risk Patient: Management of Critically Ill, 1995. Selected one of the best health care lawyers in America, Best Lawyers in America , 1993-2002. Member, Governor's Health Care Transition Team. Chairman, Modeling & Costing Health Care Committee, 1996. Governor's Task Force, National Medical and Research Center for the Treatment of AIDS and Infectious Diseases, 1994. Fellow: American Bar Association; Louisiana Bar Association.