Academic Achievements & Honors
Tulane University, B.A., J.D.
Phi Beta Kappa
Order of the Coif
Tulane Law Review, Board of Editors

Admitted to Practice
All Louisiana State Courts
U.S. District Courts for the Western, Middle and Eastern
    Districts of Louisiana
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Prior Experience
Law Clerk to Justice Pascal F. Calogero, Jr.,
   Louisiana Supreme Court, 1987-1989
Law Clerk to Magistrate Judge Roy S. Payne,
    U.S. District Court, Western District of
    Louisiana, 1994-1997

Professional Affiliations
Shreveport, Louisiana State and American Bar
    Associations

Civic Activities
Church of the Holy Cross, Past Junior Warden and
    Vestry Member
McDade House, President, 2005
Shreveport YMCA, Member and
    Board of Directors
St. Jude Dream Home

Practice Interests
Bankruptcy Law and Litigation, Appellate Practice, Commercial & Civil Litigation, Zoning and Land Use Law, Telecommunications Law, Criminal Defense