Pi Tau Sigma; Tau Beta Pi; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Louisiana Law Review, 1983-1984. Author: 'Contributing Negligence: When Should it be a Defense in Strict Liability Actions?' 43 La. L. Rev. 801 (1983); 'The Contribution Bar in CERCLA Settlements and its Effect on the Liability of Nonsettlors,' 58 La. L. Rev. 167 (1997)
Born:
- Ruston, Louisiana
Areas of Practice:
- Administrative Law
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Coverage Disputes
- Natural Resources Law
- Oil, Gas and Mineral Law
- Probate
- Contracts
- Employment Discrimination
- Environmental Law
- Products Liability
- Real Estate
- Tort Law
Admitted:
- 1985, Louisiana
- 1987, U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- 1988, U.S. District Court, Middle and Eastern Districts of Louisiana
- 1995, Texas
- 1996, District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and Eleventh Circuits, and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School:
- Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984
Northwestern School of Law of Lewis and Clark College, LL.M., Environmental Law, 1996
College:
- Louisiana Tech University, B.S.M.E., 1981
Member:
- Shreveport Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- American Bar Associations
- State Bar of Texas
- District of Columbia Bar
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers