Education:
Virginia Wesleyan College - B.A., 1974
School of Law Western New England College - J.D., 1977
Experience:
Admitted to the Bar, 1990, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals; U.S. Federal Court of Claims, U.S. Supreme Court
Tulane University - Instructor of Paralegal Studies 1991-2007
Loyola University School of Law Ad Hoc Professor of Law
Membership:
Louisiana Bar Foundation - Fellow, 2003 Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Jefferson Parish Technology Committee - 2004
American Bar Association - Health Law Committee and TIPS
Louisiana Bar Association - Medical/Legal Interprofessional Relations Committee, Chair 2002-2004 Chair, Issues Subcommittee 1997-2001; Substance Abuse Committee, Client Protection Fund
Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association - Medical Malpractice Section, Chair, 1997
Loyola University School of Law - Advisory Committee for C.L.E., 1995-present; Student Education
United States Naval Institute
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Accolades:
Who's Who, Life Member of National Registry of Who's Who
Loyola University, School of Law, Dean's Letter of Appreciation, 1999
Who's Who in American Law, 7th Ed., 1991-2000
Civic Involvement:
Defense Research Institute - Member, Ethics Committee
St. Francis Xavier School Board, President, 1991-1992; Secretary 1989-1990; Technology Committee Chair, 1993-1997
Lakeside Country Club - Board of Governors - President, 1990-1991; Secretary, 1994; Treasurer, 1993
Boy Scouts of America (Cubmaster, Chairman, Troop Committee) 1986 to present
Knights of Columbus - Grand Knight, 1996-1997; Deputy Grand Knight, 1995-1996
Rotary International, Metairie Sunriser's Chapter
Published Works:
Medical Records Issues in Louisiana, July 2005, Meds-PDN
Transfusion Confusion: A Primer on Louisiana Transfusion Law as it Relates to Hepatitis C, XV(12) Louisiana Advocates, December 2000
Sponges in a Patient's Body: Physician's Liability in Louisiana XIV(5) Louisiana Advocates 13 (1999)
When Your Lawyer is Accused: An Overview of Legal Negligence in Louisiana, 40(3) Louisiana Bar Journal 183 (1992)
Proving Hedonic Damagesi, 1(2) Expert Evidence 1 (1989)
How to Bid & Contract an RTSS System, Journal of Emergency Medical Services 19(7); 50-54 (Nov/Dec 1981)
