Law School
Tulane University, J.D., 1960
Law School Graduation Year
1960
College
Northwestern University, B.A., 1956; Yale University; University of Geneva
Memberships
New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member, Board of Governors, 1988—) and American Bar Associations; International Academy of Estate and Trust Law; Louisiana Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Trustees, 1988—)
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 1997—. Member, Board of Editors, Tulane Law Review, 1959-1960. Co-Author: Louisiana Estate Planning, Will Drafting and Estate Administration, (Lexis Law Publishing, Second Edition, 1999). Law Clerk to Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1960-1961. Associate Professor of Law, 1969-1975 and Full Professor of Law, 1975—, Tulane University School of Law. President, 1999-2001, Chairman, 2002—. Reporter and Member, Committees on: Revision of Louisiana Law of Partnership, 1974— and Louisiana Law of Successions, 1986—, Louisiana State Law Institute. Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1987-1995. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; American Bar Foundation; American Law Institute. (Board Certified Tax Law and Estate Planning and Administration Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)