Practice Areas ; Personal Injury(20%); Business Litigation(5%); Civil Litigation(5%); Complex Litigation and Class Actions(20%)&sa=270&d=1&h=180&w=200&sl=false&dm=True&in=50) | ......................... 50% Maritime Law......................... 20% Personal Injury......................... 20% Complex Litigation a............................ 5% Business Litigation......................... 5% Civil Litigation
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| University | Louisiana State University, B.S., 1973 |
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| Law School | Louisiana State University, J.D., 1976; Georgetown University, LL.M., 1977 |
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| Admitted | 1976, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Lafayette Parish and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1990-1991; President-Elect, 1989-1990; Board of Governors, 1986-1989; Executive Committee, 1987-1989 and 2004-2006; Member, Ethics Committee, 1992-1993); Louisiana State Bar Association (Member, Committee to re-draft Code of Professional Responsibility Sections dealing with advertising and solicitation, 1991-1993; Lawyer Advertising Advisory Service Committee, 1998-2004); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. |
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| Born | Lafayette, Louisiana |
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| Biography | Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, (Member, 2005-2010 and Chairman Elect, 2008-2009), Member, Board of Trustees, LSU Law School Alumni, 2002—. Volunteer Probation Monitor, Louisiana Attorney Discipline Board, 1999—. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Board of Directors 2006-) 2002—. Listed in: "The Best Lawyers in America" (Woodward/White) in sections of Personal Injury Litigation and Maritime Law. Named, Litigator of the Month, "National Law Journal," (August 20, 2001); Top Fifty Super Lawyers in Louisiana, "Louisiana Super Lawyers 2007-2011".
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| Reported Cases | Viator v. Liverpool and London Steamship Protection, Indem. Ass'n 701 So. 2d 487 (La. 3rd Cir. 1997); Writ denied 712 So 2d 880 (La. 1998); Becker v. Tidewater, Inc. 335F. 3d 376 ; Becker II, 405 F.3d257 (2005). |
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| ISLN | 901962902 |
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