Admitted
1984, Louisiana, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
Law School
Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Louisiana State University, B.S., 1981
Memberships
Louisiana State (Family Law Advisory Commission, 2003-2006; Secretary, 2003-2004); Southwest Louisiana and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Legislative Director, 1992-1995; President, 1998).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: First Place, Flory Trial Moot Court Competition, 1984. Faculty Member, Louisiana State University School of Law Trial Advocacy Training Program, 1993—. Chairman, Indigent Defender Board, 14th Judicial District Court, 1988-1996. Appointed by Supreme Court, Louisiana Indigent Defender Board (Vice-Chairman, 1994-1996). Appointed by Supreme Court, Judge Pro Tempore, Sulphur City Court, 1999—. Member, Louisiana Law Institute Committee on Fault in Divorce, 1998-2001. (Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization)