Admitted
1981, Louisiana, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Tulane University, J.D., 1981; Tulane University, LL.M., Admiralty, with distinction, 1985; Tulane University, LL.M., Energy/Environment, 1992
Law School Graduation Year
1992
College
University of New Orleans, B.A., Psychology, 1978
Memberships
New Orleans, Fifth Circuit, Louisiana State and American (Chair, 1994-1995, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Law Committee; Corporate Law Committee; Vice-chair, 1992-1994, Trial Techniques Committee; Vice-chair, 1994-1995, Chair, 1996-1997, Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee) Bar Associations; International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, 1995-1998, Maritime and Energy Committee Faculty); National Defense Counsel Trial Academy (Member, Business Litigation Committee); Defense Research Institute; Maritime Law Association (Sustaining Member, Product Liability Advisory Council); National Association of Women and Minority Owned Law Firms (Board Member).
Biographical
Order of Barristers; Master of the Bench, American Inns of Court, 1990—. Dean's Council, Tulane University School of Law. Associate Professor, 1985-1991 and Professor and Director, 1992—, Tulane University School of Law Trial Advocacy Program. Faculty, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1988-1995. Speaker: ABA National Institute on Toxic Torts, 1992; ABA Annual Meeting, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2000; Tulane University, Louisiana State University and Loyola University Law Schools Continuing Legal Education programs . Member, 1991-1995; Vice Chair, 1992-1994; Chair, 1994-1995, Louisiana Judiciary Commission. Formerly Associated With: Adams & Reese, Partner, 1987-1999 and Associate, 1981-1987.