Admitted
1988, Louisiana, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Federal Circuits, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1987; New York University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1988; University of
Law School Graduation Year
College
Northeast Louisiana University, B.A., 1976; Northeast Louisiana University, M.B.A., 1985
Biographical
Certified Public Accountant. Member, Louisiana Law Review. Associate Professor, Louisiana State University in Shreveport (Taxation, Health Care Law, Bioethics); Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Louisiana State University Medical Center in Shreveport (Bioethics); Past Chairman, Tax Law Advisory Commission-Louisiana State Board of Legal Specialization. Member: Ethics Committee, Louisiana State Medical Center; Board of Directors, Center for Bioethics and Health Law; American Health Lawyers Association; Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics; Society of Louisiana Certified Public Accountants. Author: Informed Consent and the Refusal of Medical Treatment in the Correctional Setting, Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics (Fall 1999) (co-authored with Charles J. Paines, M.D.); Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill: An Analysis of the Amicus Curiae Briefs and the Supreme Court's Majority and Concurring Opinions, Saint Louis University Law Journal (Spring 1999); The Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment Under Louisiana Law, Loyola Law Review (Spring 1999); Production Payments and the Economic Interest Requirement of Treas. Reg. ยง1.636(a)(1), Oil, Gas and Energy Tax Quarterly (June 1998); The Distinction Between a Building Contract and a Sales Contract Under the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Scheme, 42 Loyola Law Review 265 (July 1996); The Characterization of Economically-Recoverable Cushion Gas and Line Pack Gas as Depreciable Property, Oil and Gas Tax Quarterly (September 1995); Rev. Proc. 69-21 and Section 174: The Deductibility of Indirect Costs Incurred in the Development of Internal Use Computer Software, Journal of Taxation (August 1995); The Usufruct of the Surviving Spouse Under Civil Code Article 890 and the Legitime of the Decedent's Children by a Prior Marriage, 55 Louisiana Law Review 139 (September 1994) (co-authored with William T.F. Dykes); The Classification of Louisiana Limited Liability Companies for Income Tax Purposes and Related Drafting Considerati