| Biography | Member of the Bench and Bar Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association, (Treasurer 2001-). Marquis' Who's Who in American Law (Accepted annually, 1996 through present). International School of Louisiana (General Counsel, 2000 - 2005). Meridian Group, LLC (Past Vice-President, Consultant, and General Counsel). Celtic Club of New Orleans (est. 1932): First Vice-President (Present); President (1998-1999). Young Leadership Counsel - New Orleans (Member). National Institute of Trial Advocacy (Diplomat, 1991). AAJ Traumatic Brain Injury Litigation Group (Member), New Orleans Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member) Faculty, Tulane University School of Continuing Studies (2009) Instructed "Advanced Litigation II" Course. Legal-Political Correspondent/Director of Selection Committee for Hispanic of the Month for "Herencia Hispana Publications". Weekly Legal Commentator for New Orleans Hispanic television show, "De Todo un Poco". Treasurer of Bench and Bar Section of LSBA. A.P. Tureaud Inn of Court, Member. American Association for Justice. Louisiana Association for Justice. Faculty, PrimeTime Legal, Inc. as CLE instructor (1999-). First Vice-President of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Louisiana (HCCL) (1999-2001, 2001-2003), as well as "HCCL's" General Counsel from inception in 1998 through 2005. Diplomate, American Association for Justice- Advanced Depositions College, Feb 2009. Published in NALA. Spanish and French Litigation. Certified Continuing Legal Education Instructor, since long ago. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation; A. P. Tureaud Inns of Court, New Orleans (Charter Member, 2005). |
| Reported Cases | Kodrin v. State Farm Insurance Co., et al., No. 06-8180 (E.D. La., 11/7/07); Bowman v. Lexington Insurance Co., No. 06-9091 (E.D. La., 10/30/07); O'Rorke v. State Farm Fire Insurance Co., No. 07-7947 (E.D. La., 3/24/08); Castillo v. American Nat. Property & Cas. Co., (E.D. La., 1/29/08); Bowman v. Lexington Insurance Co., No. 06-9091 (E.D. La., 12/14/06); Hyatt v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 06-8792-SSV-SS (E.D. La., 3/25/08); Wlliams v. Bickham, No. 04-10639 (Court of Appeal of La., 4th Circuit, 1/28/09); Hyatt v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 06-7162 (E.D. La., 1/17/07); Kovesdi v. Allstate Indemnity Co., No. 10-697 (E.D. La., 11/2/10); Sisson v. American Family Home Insurance Co., Nos. 06-4881, 07-1552, 07-4838 (E.D. La., 10/29/07); Hyatt v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 06-8792 (E.D. La., 2/7/07); Rivera v. Interface Sec. Systems, LLC, No. 10-4157 (E.D. La., 8/22/11); Hall v. Mac Papers, Inc., No. 10-4409 (E.D. La., 6/1/11); Derouen v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 06-8919 (E.D. La., 3/19/07); Reyes-Ramirez v. Progressive Sec. Insurance Co. (Court of Appeal of La., 3rd Circuit, 11/5/08); Chavez v. Homesite Insurance Co., No. (E.D. La., 7/8/11); Rodriguez v. Southern Fidelity Insurance Co., No. 10-3037 (E.D. La., 2/23/11); Assaf v. Allstate Indemnity Co., No. 10-1063 (E.D. La., 11/8/10); Walker v. Allstate Indemnity Co., No. 07-3199 (E.D. La., 8/24/07); In re Katrina Canal Breaches Consolidated Litigation (E.D. La., 7/27/07); Borne-Franklin v. Empire Fire and Marine Insurance Co. (E.D. La., 11/29/07); Howard v. Western Auto Supply Co. (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, New Orleans, 11/27/1939); Hyatt v. State Farm Insurance Co., No. 06-8792 (E.D. La., 2/25/08); Robinson v. ZV Sterling Insurance Agency (E.D. La., 11/20/07); D'Juve v. ZC Sterling Insurance, Inc. (E.D. La., 12/03/07); Herbert v. State Farm Insurance Co. (E.D. La., 12/22/08); Brooks v. Tradesmen International, Inc. (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit, 9/1/04); Ladner v. Government Employees' Insurance Co. (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit, 10/8/08); Assaf v. Allstate Indemnity Co., No. 10-1063 (E.D. La., 7/27/11); Kovesdi v. Allstate Indemnity Co., No. 10-697 (E.D. La., 9/24/10); Cherry v. Audubon Insurance Co. (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit, 10/20/10); Boutin v. Oakwood Village Nursing Home (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 3rd Circuit, 4/2/97); Zavala v. St. Joe Brick Works, Inc. (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 1st Circuit, 12/17/04); Lambert v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. (E.D. La., 5/30/08); Fairgrounds Corp v. Louisiana State Racing Commission (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit, 10/10/1974); Batiste v. Antonio (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 4th Circuit, 1/21/1998); Herrera v. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland (E.D. La., 2/1/08); Louisiana v. AAA Ins. (E.D. La., 9/30/09)Lozes v. Lozes (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 5th Circuit, 4/12/1989); Zavala v. St. Joe Brick Works (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 1st Circuit, 10/31/08); Prestenbach v. Louisiana Power & Light Co., Inc. (Court of Appeal of Louisiana, 5th Circuit, 4/14/1994); Lambert v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. (E.D. La., 5/20/08); In re Katrina Canal Litigation Breaches (US Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 4/11/08). |