Admitted
1994, Louisiana; 1995, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
Tulane University of Louisiana, J.D., magna cum laude, 1994
Law School Graduation Year
1994
College
Dartmouth College, B.A., 1991
Memberships
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Amicus Curiae Committee); Civil Justice Foundation (President, Board of Trustees); Trial Lawyers for Public Justice (State Network Coordinator); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Press Advisory Board, 2000-2002).
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Judicial Clerk, Justice Harry T. Lemmon, Louisiana Supreme Court, 1994-1995. Recipient: Wiedemann-Wysocki Award, 2000-2001; Civil Justice Foundation President's Award, 2001. Author: America and the Law: Challenges for the 21st Century, (Austin & Winfield, 1998) (rev. ed. Gravier House Press 1999); HMO Litigation, Tort Litigation (West 2003); Spoilation of Evidence, Civil Trial Litigation, Preparation & Tactics (Lawyers & Judges Publishing 2000); Percentage Fee Awards in Common Fund Cases, 74 Tul. L.Rev. 2003 (June 2000); Proposed Changes to Rule 23: Consulting with Practicing Attorneys, Sidebar Vol. 3, No. 2, p.7 (Spring 2002); The Use and Abuse of Privilege in Discovery, Australian Products Liability Reporter, Vol. 10, No. 5 (June 1999); 'Federal Preemption: Geier and Its Implications, Louisiana Advocates Vol. XVI, No. 1, p.8 (Jan. 2001); Understanding Spoliation of Evidence, TRIAL Magazine, March 2001; Review of In Defense of Tort Law, TRIAL Magazine, Nov. 2001; Fighting Mandatory Arbitration Louisiana Advocates Vol. XVII, No. 5, p.13 (May 2002); Roark v. Humana: What This New Decision Means for Your Medical Malpractice Cases Involving HMOs, Louisiana Advocates Vol. XVIII, No. 1, p.8 (Jan. 2003); Federal Court Upholds Rights of Plaintiffs Who Opted Out of Nationwide Class Action Settlement to Pursue Individual Claims, Louisiana Advocates Vol. XVIII, No. 1 p.14 (Jan. 2003). (Also Member, Herman, Mathis, Casey, Kitchens & Gerel, LLP, Atlanta, Georgia)