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Visibility Rankings  | | #24 out of 373 lawyers in Lake Charles, Louisiana | | #47,177 out of 888,801 total lawyers Overall |
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| Practice Areas | Family Law; Criminal Defense; Civil Litigation; Professional Discipline; Professional Licensing; Child Custody; Interstate Child Custody; Homicide; Drug Crimes; Murder; Felonies; Sex Crimes; Sexual Assault; Embezzlement; White Collar Criminal Defense; Divorce; Marital Property Distribution | | | Peer Review Rating | BV
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What's this? | | | Education | Louisiana State University, J.D., 1984, Louisiana State University, B.S., 1981 | | | Admitted | 1984, Louisiana; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana | |
| Memberships | Louisiana State (Family Law Advisory Commission, 2003-2004; Secretary, 2003-2004; Right to Counsel Committee, 2005—; Member, Board of Governors, 2006-2008); Southwest Louisiana (President-Elect, 2008) and American Bar Associations; Louisiana Association for Justice; The American Association for Justice; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Legislative Chair, 1992-1995; 2002—; President, 1998). | | | Born | Lake Charles, Louisiana, July 3, 1959 | | | Biography | Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2008 Editions. Selected by his peers as one of Louisiana's Super Lawyers in Criminal Law, 2007-2008 Editions (17 statewide). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, First Place, Flory Trial Moot Court Competition, 1984. Recipient, Justice Albert Tate, Jr. Award, 2007. Faculty Member, Louisiana State University School of Law Trial Advocacy Training Program, 1993—. Chairman, Indigent Defender Board, 14th Judicial District Court, 1988-1996. Appointed by Supreme Court, Louisiana Indigent Defender Board (Vice-Chairman, 1994-1996). Member: Louisiana Indigent Defense Assistance Board, 2004-2007; Louisiana Public Defender Board, 2007—. Appointed as needed by Supreme Court, Judge Pro Tempore, Sulphur City Court, 1999—. Member, Louisiana Law Institute Committee on Fault in Divorce, 1998-2001. CLE Presentations: Paul M. Hebert Law Center; Loyola University School of Law; Louisiana Judicial College; Louisiana State Bar Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Civil Liberties Union; National Legal Aid and Defenders Association; Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Louisiana Public Defenders Association; Southern University School of Law; Southwest Louisiana Bar Association. Fellow: Louisiana Bar Foundation.(Board Certified Family Law Specialist, Louisiana Board of Legal Specialization) | | | Reported Cases | Jones v. Jones, 99-35 (La. App. 3rd Cir., 1999), 747 So.2d 94; State v. Cross, 93-KA-1189 (La. 6/30/95), 658 So.2d 683. Fastabend v. Fastabend, 606 So.2d 794 (La. App. 3rd Cir., 1992). State ex re. D.W., 2003-2754 (La. 1/30/04); 865 So.2d 45. | | | ISLN | 904061589 | |
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