Born:
- Jackson, Mississippi, December 9, 1953
Education:
- Louisiana State University (B.S., 1975)
- Tulane Law School (J.D., 1981)
Admissions:
- Louisiana, 1981
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1996
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Louisiana, 1998
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 2003
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Indiana, 2005
Magistrate Ad Hoc:
- Support Enforcement Division, 22nd Judicial District Court, Louisiana 1990-2003
Member:
- Louisiana State Bar
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Greater Convington Bar Association
- Assistant District Attorney, New Orleans Parish, Louisiana, 1981-1983
- Law Clerk, 22nd Judicial District Court, St. Tammamy Parish, Louisiana, 1983-1990
Honors:
- Listed, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
Practice Areas:
- Class Actions
- Complex and Multi-District Litigation
- Personal Injury Law
- Pharmaceutical Drug Liability
- Product Liability
- Wrongful Death Law