Admitted
1970, Texas and U.S. Supreme Court of Texas; 1974, Louisiana, Supreme Court of Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
University of Texas, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Louisiana College; Louisiana Tech University, B.A., 1965; Louisiana Tech University, M.A., 1966; Uni
Memberships
Alexandria, Louisiana State (Member: House of Delegates, 1999-2000; Sections on: Insurance; Negligence; Compensation and Admiralty Law), Federal (Member, Sections on: Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation) and American (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Tort and Insurance Practice; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Product Liability Advisory Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Faculty, Trial Academy, 1991); Crossroads-Inns of Court (Master of Bench, 1993).
Biographical
Faculty: Gulf Coast Regional Faculty, New Orleans, LA, 1992-2002; National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1992-2002; National Faculty, Boulder, CO, 1998. Lectures and Publications: Contributing Author: Opening Statement and Closing Argument, LADC Product Liability Trial Notebook, 1991; Opening Statement in the Jury Trial, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1992-1998; The Essentials of Impeachment, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1996-1997; The Use of Documentary Evidence at Trial, Tulane University School of Law, Mastering the Evidence, 4th Trial by Masters, Tulane University School of Law, 1991, 1992; The Use of Deposition at Trial, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1992; Recent Developments in Insurance Law: Summer School for Lawyers, Issues and Trends in Insurance Law, 1992; Using the Evidence in Opening Statement, Loyola University School of Law, Seventh Annual Evidence Law Conference, 1992-1995; Setting the Stage for Evidence Through the Opening Statement, Loyola University School of Law, Ninth Annual Evidence Law Conference, 1997; Opening Statement and Closing Argument, Back to the Future: A New Look at the Old Principles of Persuasion, LSBA Young Lawyers Section, CLE in Grand Cayman, 1992; Preparation of the Client for a Discovery Deposition, Crossroads American Inn of Court, 1993; Persuasive Speaking, ABA Young Lawyers Section, Walkin' to New Orleans Delta Conference, 1993; Armed and Dangerous: Preparing Yourself and Your Client for the Deposition, Depositions from A-Z, LSBA, 1994; Life on the High Wire - The Duty to Defend in LA, LADC N.O., 1995; How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Closing Argument in a Jury Trial, LA Department of Justice Litigation Division B.R., Fall Trial Tactics Seminar, 1995; How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Opening Statement in a Jury Trial, LA Department of Justice Litigation Division B.R., Fall Trial Tactics Seminar, 1997; Don't Gamble on Opening Statement and Closing Argument, Young Lawyers Section, The Centra