Education

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  • Juris Doctorate - 05/1978
  • Honors: Managing Editor, Louisiana Law Review
  • Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana
  • B.S. -Accounting - 02/1974
  • Honors: summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

  • Louisiana, 1978

Honors

  • Super Lawyers, Top 50 Lawyers, 2007
  • Super Lawyers, Top Rated, 2007-2016
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Pro Bono Publico Award, 2004

Pro-Bono Activities

  • Shreveport Bar Foundation, Former Trustee/Treasurer
  • Krewe of Justinian, Former Captain
  • Krewe of Justinian, Treasurer

Certified Legal Specialties

  • Taxation, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization
  • Estate Planning and Administration, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization

Professional Associations

  • American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, 2002-2016
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, Member
  • Shreveport Bar Association, Member
  • Planning Committee, LSU Law Center Annual Estate Planning Conference

Current Employment Position

  • Member

Practice Areas

  • Estate Planning and Taxation
  • Trusts
  • Probate and Estate Administration
  • Successions and Donations