Areas of Practice

• Regulatory Practice Before Louisiana Office of Conservation
• Preparation of Oil & Gas Exploration/Operating Agreements

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1974
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1974
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1974

Education

• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1974
  J.D.
  
  
• Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, 1971
  B.S.
  Major: Business Administration
  
  

Representative Clients

• Bass Enterprises Production Co.
• El Paso E&P Company, L.P.
• J.W. Operating Company
• Samson Contour Energy, E&P, L.L.C.
• Chesapeake Operating Inc.
• EOG Resources, Inc.

Professional Associations and Memberships

• ARK-LA-TEK Landmen's Association, 1980 - Present
  Member
  
  
• ARK-LA-TEK Landmen's Association, 1980 - 1982
  Officer
  
  
• Louisiana Oil & Gas Association, 1990 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Louisiana Oil & Gas Association, 1990 - 1991
  Director
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. District Judge Hon. Tom Stagg, Western District of Louisiana, Law Clerk, 1974 - 1976
• Hargrove, Guyton, Ramey & Barlow, Partner, 1979 - 1994

Languages

• English

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Alpha Order

Birth Information

• April 27, 1949, Ruston, Louisiana, United States of America