Admitted
1970, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern,Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Tulane University of Louisiana, B.A., 1967
Memberships
Shreveport (Secretary-Treasurer, 1977; President, Young Lawyers Section, 1979; Vice President, 1998; President, 2000), Louisiana State (Member: House of Delegates, 1978-1979, 2000-2001; Board of Governors, 1991-1992; Nominating Committee, 1985, 1987, 1995, 1997, 2003; Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization, 1994-2000) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (President, 1991); Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; International Association of Defense Counsel; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Louisiana State Law Institute (Member of Council). Master Bencher, Harry V. Booth American Inn of Court
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Louisiana Law Review, 1968-1970. Recipient, Curtis R. Boisfontaire Trial Advocacy Award, Louisiana State Bar Association, 2000. Member, 1979— and Chair, 1982-1984, 2003 Indigent Defender Board, Caddo Parish. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1990—. Fellow: International Society of Barristers; Louisiana Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers.