Born in Gary, Indiana, December 28, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Louisiana; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1999, Southern District of Texas; 2001, United States Supreme Court.
Education: Northwestern University (B.A. in Political Science, 1985); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1989).
Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations.
Author: “Fifth Circuit Symposium, Admiralty”, 40 Loyola Law Review 431, 1994.
Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Maritime Personal Injury; Products Liability; Workers’ Compensation/Longshore/ Employers’ Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Business Litigation; Property and Casualty Litigation; Insurance Coverage Matters.