Honors:
- A/V Preeminent Rating from Martindale–Hubbell (highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards) for 25 years
- Louisiana Super Lawyers (2012–present)
- U.S. News & World Report’s Best Lawyers (2011–present) for products/defense
Practice Areas:
- National Asbestos Products Liability Litigation
Education:
- J.D., cum laude, Tulane University School of Law, 1983
- B.A., cum laude, Tulane University (History), 1979
- B.S., magna cum laude, Tulane University (Civil Engineering), 1979
Admissions:
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit since 1990
- United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
- Supreme Court of Louisiana and all Louisiana state courts since 1984
- Supreme Court of Texas and all Texas state courts since 1995
- Supreme Court of Maine and all Maine state courts since 2003
- Supreme Court of California and all California state courts since 1984
Professional Memberships:
- California Bar
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- State Bar of Maine
- Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
- Defense Research Institute
- American Bar Association
- Vestryman at St. George’s Episcopal Church (New Orleans)
