Admitted
1980, Louisiana; 1981, U.S. District Court, Western Districts of Louisiana; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, J.D., 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
United States Air Force Academy; University of Southwestern Louisiana, B.S., 1976
Memberships
Lafayette, Fifteenth Judicial District, Louisiana State (Chairman, Section on Tort, Insurance, Workers' Compensation and Admiralty, 1990-1991) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Louisiana State University Moot Court Board, 1979-1980. Clerk, Louisiana Department of Agriculture, 1978. Law Clerk to U.S. District Court Senior Judge Richard J. Putnam, Western District of Louisiana, 1980-1981. Author, The Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act of 1981-1982, Louisiana State Bar Association Journal, Spring 1982. Lectures: Torts Update From The Defense Perspective, Sandestin Summer School for Lawyers, June, 1990; Torts Update, Louisiana State Bar Association Litigation Seminar, New Orleans, October, 1990; Vessel Status From The Defense Perspective, ATLA Annual Convention Admiralty Section Maritime Seminar, Toronto, Canada, July, 1991; The Louisiana Oilfield Anti-Indemnity Act Update, Energy Week Conference and Exhibition, Business Risk Management Section, Houston, Texas. Louisiana Commissioner, Insurance Advisory Committee for Personal Injury Reporting; Developing Case Strategies and Budget, Commercial Union Inter-Market Seminar, London, England, August, 1997; Distinctions Between State and Federal Forums -- Understanding the Playing Field, Hansa re/Sirius U.K. Ltd. In-House Seminar, London, England, August, 1997. Chairman and Founder, Federal Judiciary Liaison Committee. Member, Governor's Special Task Force on Workers' Compensation Reform.
Military
Cadet 4th Class, U.S. Air Force, 1973-1974