Admitted
1976, Louisiana and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
Loyola University, New Orleans, School of Law, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Southeastern Louisiana University, B.A., 1973
Memberships
21st Judicial District and Louisiana Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (Current President; Past Member, Board of Governors; Lifetime Member; Executive Committee Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member); Florida Parishes Inns of Court.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Instructor, Government Studies, Southeastern Louisiana University, 1992-1998. Member, Appellate Advocacy program at Loyola University, 1976. Mayor, City of Hammond, 1977-1981. Chairman, Democratic State Central Committee, Sixth Congressional District, 1979—. Member, Tangipahoa Parish Democratic Committee, 1979—. City Attorney, City of Hammond, 1994-1998.