Education:
University of New Orleans - B.A.
Tulane University of Louisiana - J.D.
Experience:
Admitted to the bar in Louisiana, U.S. Supreme Court, Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits.
Assistant District Attorney, Orleans Parish, Fraud Section Supervisor
Appointed Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Promoted to Chief of the Criminal Division; First Assistant U.S. Attorney
Chief Prosecutor Organized Crime Unit Louisiana State Attorney General's Office
Adjunct Professor of Law, Tulane University School of Law, 1977 - present
Membership:
New Orleans, Louisiana State (Chairman, Criminal Law Section). Federal (President, New Orleans Chapter); and American (Member: Organized Crime Committee; Committee Liaison with State and Local Bars; RICO Committee and Grand Jury Committee; White Collar Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Section, Teaching of Trial Advocacy Committee, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Louisiana for Justice; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Judicature Society.
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1985-1986).
Charter Member, Louisiana Supreme Court Historical Society.
Member, Louisiana Pardon, Parole and Rehabilitation Commission.
Advisory Committee, Louisiana Evidence Code, Louisiana Law Institute.
Fellow: International Society of Barristers.
Fellow: American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation.
Accolades:
Phi Alpha Delta; Member, National Moot Court Team
Marquis Who's Who in American Law, 3rd Ed., 1983-1984
The Best Lawyers in America, Neifeh & Smith, 1983-2009
Honorary Order of the Coif Recipient, Louisiana Bar Foundation 2004 "Distinguished Attorney" Award
Tarlow, The National Directory of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2nd Ed.
The Monte M. Lemann Distinguished Teaching Award - Tulane University, 1991
Published Works:
Louisiana Criminal Trial Practice, Louisiana Criminal Formulary, (co-authored with Berrigan) Harrison Publishing, Atlanta GA.
