Admitted
1978, Louisiana; 1996, Texas
Law School
Tulane University, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Georgetown University, B.S., 1975
Memberships
Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission; Louisiana Mineral Law Institute (Member, Advisory Board); Institute for Energy Law (Member, Advisory Board).
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Louisiana Commissioner of Conservation, 1998-2002; Vice-Chairman, Steering Committee, Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, 2002. Author: Meeting the Challenge: Increasing Domestic Production Without Raising Environmental Concerns, 52nd Annual Institute on Oil and Gas Law and Taxation, Matthew Bender, 2001. Co-Author: Leasing on Federal Lands: Onshore and Outer Continental Shelf (OCS): Bidding, Leasing and Development, Chapters 21 and 22, Energy Law and Transactions, Matthew Bender, 1990. Lecturer: Road Map to Implementation of the Final Report of the IOGCC/NARUC Pipeline Work Group in Louisiana, Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission, 2003; Conservation Issues in Louisiana, 47th Annual Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 2000; Louisiana's State Regulatory Agencies Working Together in the Regulation of NORM in the Oil & Gas Industry, International Petroleum Environmental Conference, Houston, 1999; Louisiana Mineral Code, Comprehensive Land Practices, American Association of Petroleum Landmen, 1984; Unitization in Louisiana, Comprehensive Land Practices, American Association of Petroleum Landmen, 1984. Assistant Counsel, Louisiana State Mineral Board, 1978-1980.