Admitted
1981, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, Texas (inactive)
Law School
Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Lawrence University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1977
Biographical
Thomas J. Watson Fellowship, 1977-1978. Editor-in-Chief, The Lawrentian, Lawrence University. Author: Comment, Jurisdiction Choice of Law, Forum Non Conveniens in a Personal Injury Suit by a Foreign Seaman: The Application of Interest Analysis, 5 Mar. Law 239, Fall, 1980; Note, The Constitutionality of Boardings at Sea Without Cause, 5 Mar. Law 104, Spring, 1980. Law Clerk, Federal District Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. (Also Member, Herman, Mathis, Casey, Kitchens & Gerel, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia)