Position: Member
Admitted:
Louisiana, 1975
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1986
U.S. Supreme Court, 1986
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana,
1978
U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana,
1979
U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana,
1984
Contact Numbers:
Cellular: (504) 494-9321
Home: (504) 484-7095
Born: December 2, 1950, New Orleans,
Louisiana
Education:
Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, 1975
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1973
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: English
Published Works:
"Fifth Circuit Symposium-Admiralty", 34
Loyola Law Review 599, 1989
Representative Cases:
Aintrainer v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Co., 712 So.2d 590 (La. App. 1st Cir. 1998)
Port Arthur Towing Co. v. John W. Towing, Inc.,
42 F.3d 312 (5th Circuit 1995)
Dehart v. Ferruzzi U.S.A., Inc., 663 So.2d 466 (4th
Cir.1995)
Reed v. Iowa Marine and Repair Corp., 16 F.3d 82
(5th Cir. 1994)
Pichon v. Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co., 617
So.2d 38 (4th Cir. 1993)
Fortenberry v. ODECO, Inc., 607 So.2d 950 (4th Cir.
1992)
Lee v. Mississippi River Grain Elevator, Inc., 591
So.2d 1371 (4th Cir. 1992)
O'Bryan v. Folk Construction Co., 594 So.2d 900
(4th Cir. 1991)
Anderson v. St. Bernard Parish, 543 So.2d 537 (4th
Cir. 1989)
Williams v. Hollywood Marine, Inc., 717 F.Supp.
437 (E.D. La. 1989)
White v. Cooper/T.Smith Corp., 690 F.Supp. 534 (E.D.
La. 1988)
Kattleman v. Otis Engineering Corp., 696 F. Supp.
1111, 701 F.Supp. 560 (E.D. La. 1988)
Touchstone v. Land & Marine Applicators, Inc.,
628 F.Supp. 1202 (E.D. La. 1986)
Philips v. Equitable Life Assurance Co., 413 So.2d
969 (4th Cir. 1982)
Seminars:
Combating Fraud Under The Act, Loyola Law School
Annual Longshore Conference, 1999
Dealing With Workers' Compensation Fraud, Industrial
Safety And Rehabilitation Institute Seminar, 1998
Ethics Of The Fraudulent Compensation Claim, Greater
New Orleans Barge Fleeting Assoc. River & Marine
Ind. Seminar, 1998
The Compulsory River Pilot, Greater New Orleans
Barge Fleeting Assoc. River & Marine Ind. Seminar,
1993
Punitive Damages, Greater New Orleans Barge Fleeting
Assoc. River & Marine Ind. Seminar, 1987
The Barge Sinking, A Panel Discussion, Greater New
Orleans Barge Fleeting Assoc. River & Marine
Ind. Seminar, 1984
Affiliations:
Louisiana State Bar Association
Maritime Law Association of the United States (Proctor
Member)
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
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