Admitted
1987, Louisiana, Supreme Court of Louisiana; 1988, Texas, Supreme Court of Texas, U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
Louisiana State University and A. & M. College, J.D., 1987
Law School Graduation Year
1987
College
Louisiana State University and A. & M. College, B.S., 1972; Louisiana State University and A. &#
Memberships
Alexandria (Member, Nominating Committee, 1991-1992; Chair, Young Lawyers Section Bench Bar Conference Committee, 1989-1990; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1990-1991; Treasurer, 1994-1996; Vice-President, 1999-2000; President, 2000-2001), Louisiana State (Member, Sections on: Corporation and Business Law; Taxation; Trust, Estates, Probate and Immovable Property Law), Fifth Federal Circuit, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Real Estate, Probate and Trust; Taxation Law); American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants; Alexandria Society of Certified Public Accountants; Louisiana Society of Certified Public Accountants (Member: Estate and Financial Planning Committee; State and Local Taxation Committee); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; Louisiana State Law Institute (Member, Louisiana Commercial Laws Committee); Crossroads-American Inn of Court of Alexandria-Pineville (Master of the Bench, Treasurer, 2002-2003; The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (Fellow, 2002).
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Co-Winner, Robert Lee Tullis Moot Court Competition, 1987. Member, Louisiana State University Jessup International Law Moot Court Team--District Winner and Semi-Finalist in National Competition, 1987. Member, Moot Court Board, 1986-1987. Certified Public Accountant, Louisiana, 1980. Lecturer: Louisiana State University Law Center, Continuing Legal Education, Selected Areas of Finance Under Chapter 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code, 1991; General Information, Scope and Nature of Secured Transactions, 1989; Successions Revision of the 1997 Louisiana Legislature—What is its Impact? 1998; Opening and Administering the Small Estate, 2002; Southern University Law Center, Continuing Legal Education, Agricultural and Timber Financing, 1990. Lecturer: Louisiana State Bar Association, Basic Principles of Louisiana Estate Planning and Estate Taxes, 2000; How (not) to Screw up on Administration: Non-Probate Assets, Tax Allocation Issues and other Favorites, 2001. (Board Certified Tax Law Specialist and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)