Admitted
1974, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of Mississippi, B.A., 1971
Memberships
Louisiana State (Member, House of Delegates, 1978-1986) Bar Association; Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (President, 1981-1982); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1993).
Biographical
Editor, Criminal Law Section Trial Brief, 1988—). Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers. Member, Governor's Commission on Pardon, Parole and Rehabilitation, 1978-1979. Outstanding Young Men in America, 1981-1982. Speaker: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America: The Plaintiff's Toxic Tort Case, May 3, 1990; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association: Defense of Criminal Cases, May 19, 1989; Cross Examination, 1994; Update on Toxic Torts, 1992; Louisiana State Bar Association, Self Defense, 1994. Louisiana District Judges Conference: The Louisiana Forfeiture Law, Spring Judges Conference, 1990; Law Education Institute: Closing Argument in Civil Cases, January 26-29, 1991; Defense of Sex Crimes, January 5, 1992; How Cross-Examination Fits Into the Theory of the Case. Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers: Examples of Closing Argument, December 1, 1990. National Education Network: Winning in Court, 1993. Special Counsel, Louisiana State Senate, 1991-1993. Panel Discussion: Louisiana Trial Lawyers in the Trenches (False Arrest/Malicious Prosecution/Wrongful Conviction); Death By Cross Examination. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1986-2002. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy and Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)