Distinctions
· Top 40 Under 40, Baton Rouge Business Report, 2009
· Graduate, Baton Rouge Area Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class, 2009
Associations
· National Association of Bond Lawyers
· Baton Rouge Bar Association
· Louisiana Bar Association
Legal Experience
· Bond Counsel, in connection with the issuance of over twenty (20) local governmental and special district tax-exempt bonds, including the following:
· $210,000 Hammond Area Recreation District No. 1 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2011
· $16,640,000 Hammond Area Recreation District No. 1 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana Limited Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2011
· $2,000,000 Parish of West Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana Sales Tax Revenue Bonds (Westport Area Wastewater Project), Series 2010
· $110,000 City of Thibodaux, State of Louisiana Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2010
· $930,000 City of Slidell, State of Louisiana Utilities Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2010
· $4,000,000 Ward Two Water District of the Parish of Livingston, State of Louisiana Water Revenue Bonds, Series 2010
· $9,950,000 City of Slidell, State of Louisiana General Obligation Bonds, Series 2010
· $350,000 Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2010B (Natalbany Volunteer Fire Department)
· $300,000 Rural Fire Protection District No. 2 of the Parish of Tangipahoa, State of Louisiana Certificates of Indebtedness, Series 2010A (Husser Volunteer Fire Department)
· $156,000 Town of Walker, State of Louisiana Combined Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2010A and $364,000 Combined Utilities Revenue Bonds, Series 2010B
· $2,500,00 Louisiana Local Government Eviromental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish Sewer District No. 2 Project), Series 2009
· $715,000 Recreation District No. 5 of the Livingston Parish, State of Louisiana Certificate of Indebtedness, Series 2009
· $23,750,000 Louisiana Local Government Evironmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Denham Springs Sewer District No. 1 Project), Series 2009
· $4,820,000 Louisiana Local Government Evironmental Facilities and and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish Office of Motor Vehicles Project), Series 2009
· $7,440,000 Louisiana Local Government Evironmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Town of Walker Utilities Project), Series 2009
· $8,635,000n Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish, Louisiana- North Park Project), Series 2008
· $4,180,000 Lakeside Estates Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2008
· $2,485,000 Isabella Lakes Community Development District, Special Assessment Bonds, Series 2007
· $12,735,000 Louisiana Local Government Evironmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A and $2,265,000 Taxable Revenue Bonds (Carter Plantation Hotel Project), Series 2006B
· $49,295,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston Parish Road Project), Series 2006
· $18,890,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Livingston parish Jail Project), Series 2006
· $11,855,000 Louisiana Local Government Environmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue and Refunding Bonds (Washington Parish Road Project), Series 2006
· Underwriter's Counsel, in connection with the issuance of higher education revenue bonds, including the following:
· $32,380,000 Louisiana Local Government Evironmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds (Nicholls State University Student Housing/NSU Facilities Corporation Project), Series 2007B (CONVERSION)
· $10,860,000 Louisiana Local Government Evironmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Revenue Bonds (Nicholls State University Student Recreation Center/NSU Facilities Corporation Projects), Series 2010
· $4,200,000 Board of Supervisors Of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Auxillary Revenue Bonds (Louisiana State University at Alexandria Project), Series 2008
· $3,320,000 Louisiana Local Government Evironmental Facilities and Community Development Authority Tax-Exempt Revenue Bonds, Series 2006A and $5,000,000 Taxable Revenue Bonds, Series 2006B (Nicholls State University Student Facilities/NSU Facilities Corporation Project)
· $13,370,000 Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System Lease Revenue Refunding Bonds (University of Louisiana at Lafayette Cajundome Convention Center Project), Series 2006
· Also, extensive experience serving as counsel to issuers, borrowers and trustees in conjunction with tax-exempt financings.
Papers, Presentations & Publications
· The Roles and Responsibilities of a Public Finance Attorney, Winning Legal Strategies for Public Finance Lawyers, Leading Lawyers on Government Debt, State & Federal Tax, Inside the Minds, August 2005.