Areas Of Practice:
Business Entities
Business & Commercial Transactions
Business & Commercial Litigation
Estate Planning, Wills & Trusts
Mergers and Acquisitions
Probate, Estate Administration & Disputes
Tax Planning & Controversies
Elder and Special Needs Law
Voted: Louisiana Super Lawyer for 2007 - 2013
Certifications/Specialties:
Tax Attorney, Louisiana State Bar Association Specialization Board (Taxation)
Bar Admissions:
Louisiana, 1970
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Tax Court, 1972
Education:
Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1970
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: Order of the Coif
Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1972
LL.M. in Taxation
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1967 B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Published Works:
'Changes in the Law of Dispositions Mortis Causa From the Practitioner's Perspective,' Volume 57, P. 167, Louisiana Law Review, Fall 1996
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Louisiana State Bar Association, 1970 - Present, Member
Louisiana State Bar Association, Taxation Section, 1972 - Present, Member
Louisiana State Bar Association, Taxation Section, 1986 - 1987, Chairman
Louisiana State Bar Association, Specialization Board for the Certification of Tax Specialists, 1984 - 1987, Member
Louisiana State Bar Association, Specialization Board for the Certification of Tax Specialists, 1986 - 1987, Chairman
Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Advanced Tax Workshop Planning Committee, 1984 - 1987, Member
Louisiana State Bar Association, Louisiana Advanced Tax Workshop Planning Committee, 1986, Program Chairman
American Bar Association, 1970 - Present, Member
Lafayette Parish Bar Association, 1970 - Present, Member
Fifteenth Judicial District Bar Association, 1970 - Present, Member
Lafayette Estate and Business Planning Council, Member, (President, 1985)
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta
Sigma Nu