Admitted
1976, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
Louisiana State University, B.S., 1969
Memberships
Baton Rouge (President, 1993) and Louisiana State (Member: CLE Committee, Leadership Committee) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Chair, Psychotherapist Sexual Abuse of Clients Litigation Group, 1990); Wex S. Malone American Inn of Court (Member and Program Chairman, 1991 and 1998).
Biographical
Author: Article, Insurance Coverage for Sexual Molestation of Children—Is it Expected or Intended? 56 LA Law Review 733, 1996; Reshuffling the Injured Worker's Rights Against Third Parties: One Step Forward-One Step Back, 57 LA Law Review 665, 1997; Appellate Review of Mixed Questions of Law and Fact: Due Deference to the Factfinder, 60 LA Law Review 541; Attorney-Client Sex: Too Close for Comfort? Trial Magazine, August, 1999; Article, Trial Notebook: Common Evidentiary Problems at Trial, Louisiana Bar Journal, August, 2000. Editor, Baton Rouge Bar Association Monthly Publication, Around the Bar, 1985—. Seminar Presentations: Psychotherapy Sexual Abuse Litigation, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Seminar, 1991; The Ethical Ramifications of Attorney/Client Sexual Misconduct, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1994; Potholes and Speed Bumps on the Deposition Superhighway, Depositions A to Z Seminar, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1996; Attorney-Client Sex: The Final Boundary Action, Association of Trial Lawyers of America Annual Convention, 1999. Adjunct Professor of Law, Louisiana State University Law Center, 1987—. Instructor, Advanced Trial and Evidence Seminar, Louisiana State University Law Center; Faculty, Trial Advocacy Program, Louisiana State University Law Center. (Certified in Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy)