Areas Of Practice
- Bad Faith Litigation
- Casualty Defense
- Construction Defense
- General Business Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Personal Injury
Bar Admissions
- Louisiana, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1980
Education
- Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- J.D. - 1979
- Louisiana State University and A. and M. College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- B.S. - 1975
Representative Clients
- United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
Classes/Seminars
- Panel Member, "Old Dogs, New Tricks and Changing Times", Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 2011
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel/Louisiana Judicial College, Panel Member, Expert Witnesses, 2007
- Uninsured & Underinsured Motorist Law in Louisiana, National Business Institute, 2000 to 2002
- Responsibility with Multiple Claims & Bad Faith, Shelter Insurance Company, 2000
- Adjusting the Automobile Injury Claim in Louisiana, National Business Institute, 1999
- Insurance Law: Those Continuing & Never Ending Changes: Defending a Bad Faith Claim, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1998
- Adjusting the Automobile Injury Claim in Louisiana, National Business Institute, 1997 to 1998
- Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Louisiana, National Business Institute, 1996
- Voir Dire/Jury Selection, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1994
- Discovery Issues in Connection with Claims Against Insurers, Baton Rouge Bar Association, 1993
Honors and Awards
- AV rating, Martindale-Hubble
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Member, 2003 to 2008
Fraternities/Sororities
- Kappa Alpha Order
- Delta Theta Phi