Law School
Loyola University, New Orleans, J.D., 1961
Law School Graduation Year
1961
College
Loyola University, New Orleans, B.B.A., 1961
Biographical
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Conflicts of Law and Mineral Law; Best Speaker Award in Appellate Moot Court Competition, 1959; Bureau of National Affairs Award to Senior Student Showing Most Outstanding Academic Progress; Superior Performance Award, U.S. Department of Justice, 1968. Author: Louisiana Royalty Valuation: The Producer View, ABA Section of Natural Resources Law Meeting, 1985; Application for Search Warrant - The Essential Elements, U.S. Department of Justice, Law Enforcement Conference, 1967; Selected Lease Issues (including overview, rental versus paid-up leases and lessor and lessee perspectives), 48th Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 2001. Adjunct Professor, Mineral Law, Loyola University, New Orleans School of Law, 1997—. Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of Civil Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1963-1968. Senior Attorney and Chief of Litigation in New Orleans, Texaco, Inc., 1969-1997. Member, Advisory Board of Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 1986-1989.
Military
Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army Reserves, 1961-1963