Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Trinity University, B.S., cum laude, 1981
Memberships
Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel; Product Liability Advisory Council; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; New Orleans Association of Defense Counsel.
Biographical
Member, Moot Court Board. President, Senior Class. Author: Challenging Expert Witness Testimony, , chapter on Toxicology, Lexis Publishing (2000); Joines v. General Electric: The Next Chapter in the Supreme Court's Handling of Expert Testimony, 39 FOR THE DEFENSE 9 (1997); Medtronic v. Lohr: Is There a Future For Preemption In Medical Device Cases? 64 DEF. COUNS. J. 45 (1997); Amount In Controversy and Removal: Current Trends and Strategic Consideration, 62 DEF.COUNS. J. 509 (1995); Waiver of Defects in Removal Jurisdiction: Another Path to Federal Court, 34 FOR THE DEFENSE 2 (1992).