Areas of Practice

• Commercial Litigation
• Energy
• General Business
• Commercial Bankruptcy

Litigation Percentage

• 75% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1979
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1980
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1980
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1980
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1980
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

Education

• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1979
  J.D.
  
  
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  Major: Journalism
  
  

Representative Cases

• Hudson v. City of Bossier et al., 930 So.2d 881 (La. 2006)
• Campbell v. Wells Fargo Bank, 781 F.2d 440 (5th Cir. 1986)

Representative Clients

• Employee Benefit Services of Louisiana, Inc.
• Deep South Equipment Company, Inc.
• J-W Operating Company, Inc.
• Southern Star Operating Company

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Shreveport Bar Association, 1979 - Present
  
  
• Louisiana Bar Association, 1979 - Present
  
  
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 1986 - Present
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Hargrove, Guyton, Ramey & Barlow, Partner, 1979 - 1991
• Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, Associate/Shareholder, 1991 - 2004

Pro Bono Activities

• Shreveport Pro Bono Project Board, 2003 - 2006

Birth Information

• November 24, 1955, Mamou, Louisiana, United States of America