OUR  ATTORNEYS

• Acts as trial lawyer, specializing in insurance, product and medical malpractice defense.
• Tried major cases for automobile component manufacturers, trucking companies, and physicians in state and federal courts from Shreveport to New Orleans.
• In his element before a jury.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome

• AV® Preeminent^TM Peer Review Rated in Martindale-Hubbell
• Recognized The Best Lawyers in America 2016 and prior
• American College of Trial Lawyers
  • Fellow
• Stephen T. Victory Memorial Award in Recognition of Outstanding Contribution to the Louisiana Bar Journal, 2001

• Louisiana State Bar Association
  • Member, House of Delegates (1999 - 2000)
  • Member, Section on Insurance, Negligence, Compensation and Admiralty Law
• American Bar Association
  • Member, Sections on Tort Trial & Insurance Practice; Litigation
• Alexandria Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
  • Member, Sections on Tort Trial & Insurance Practice; Litigation
• Texas State Bar Association
• Product Liability Advisory Council (PLAC)
• American College of Trial Lawyers
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Defense Research Institute (DRI)
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• National Institute for Trial Advocacy
  • Faculty
• Crossroads-American Inn of Court of Alexandria-Pineville
  • Master of the Bench

National Institute for Trial Advocacy
"Opening Statement in the Jury Trial", National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1992
"The Use of Deposition at Trial", National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1992
"The Essentials of Impeachment", National Institute for Trial Advocacy, 1996

Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
"Opening Statement and Closing Argument", LADC Product Liability Trial Notebook,
     Contributing Author, 1991
"Life on the High Wire - the Duty to Defend in LA", LADC New Orleans, 1995
"Bad Faith Penalties Against Insurers", LADC Attorney/Client Seminar, 1999

Tulane University School of Law
"The Use of Documentary Evidence at Trial", Tulane University School of Law, Master the Evidence,
      4th Trial by Masters, Tulane University School of Law, 1991, 1992

Louisiana State Bar Association
"Recent Developments in Insurance Law", Summer School for Lawyers, Issues and Trends in Insurance
      Law, 1992
"Opening Statement and Closing Argument", Back to the Future: A New Look at the Principles of
      Persuasion, LSBA Young Lawyers Section, CLE in Grand Cayman, 1992
"Armed and Dangerous: Preparing Yourself and Your Client for the Deposition", Depositions from A-Z,
      LSBA, 1994
"Hitting the High Notes in Opening and Closing", LSBA, 2001
"Cross Examination of Plaintiff's Expert: The Art of War", LSBA Journal, 2001
“Personal Injury - How to Handle the BIG Case From Both Sides”, 2012

Loyola University School of Law
"Using Evidence in Opening Statement", Loyola University School of Law, Seventh Annual Evidence
      Law Conference, 1992 - 1995
"Setting the Stage for Evidence Through The Opening Statement", Loyola University School of Law,
     Ninth Annual Evidence Law Conference, 1997

Crossroads American Inn of Court
"Preparation of the Client for a Discovery Deposition", Crossroads American Inn of Court, 1993

American Bar Association
"Persuasive Speaking", ABA Young Lawyers Section, Walkin' to New Orleans Delta Conference, 1993

Louisiana Department of Justice
"How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Closing Argument in a Jury Trial ", LA Department of
     Justice Litigation Division B.R., Fall Trial Tactics Seminar, 1995
"How to Win Friends and Influence People: The Closing Argument in a Jury Trial ", LA Department of
     Justice Litigation Division B.R., Fall Trial Tactics Seminar, 1997

Central Louisiana Pro Bono Project
"Don't Gamble on Opening Statement and Closing Argument ", Young Lawyers Section, The Central
     Louisiana Pro Bono Project, 1995

Alexandria Bar Association
"Jury Selections", Alexandria Bar Association, 2001