Law School
Loyola University, J.D., cum laude, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Fordham University, B.A., 1975
Memberships
New Orleans, Louisiana State (Member, Board of Governors, 1997-1999), American and Federal Bar Associations; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel; American College of Mortgage Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Women's Professional Council; National Association of College and University Attorneys.
Biographical
Member, 1976-1978 and Articles Editor, 1977-1978, Loyola Law Review. Contributing Editor, Louisiana Bar Foundation, Handbook on Professionalism & Civility in the Practice of Law, 1998. Author: Maritime Employment: The Fifth Circuit Charts an Alternate Course, 43 Loyola Law Review, 1978. Instructor, Civil Law Property, New Orleans Bar Review, 1981-1991. Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Gulf Coast Deposition Program, 1997-1998. Instructor, Trial Advocacy Practice Course, Trial Course, Loyola Law School, 1998. Instructor, Loyola Law School Skills Course, Settlement Negotiations and Techniques, 1990—. Lecturer, Beyond Anti-Trust: Problems in Competition and Equitable Remedies, April 1999. Member, Louisiana Law Institute, 1979—, Senior Officer of the Council, 1997-1999, Executive Committee Member, 2000-2001. Governor Foster Appointee, Comprehensive Energy Policy Advisory Committee. Member, Code of Evidence Committee; Young Lawyer Representative, 1984-1987, Observer, 1983 and Member, Advisory Committee to 1986 Proposed Louisiana Code of Evidence. Member, Committee for the Revision of the Code of Civil Procedure. Member, Advisory Committee for the Development of the Civil Justice Expense and Delay Reduction Plan, United States District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1995-1999. Governor M.J. Mike Foster Appointee, Member, 1996—, Vice-Chairman, 1996-1997 and Chairman, 1997—Louisiana State Mineral Board. Member, Louisiana Bar Foundation, Louis Moreau-Lislet Fellowship, 1998—.