Honors and Awards:

• American Trial Lawyers - Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2005 - 2011
• Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2005 - 2011
• 2007 & 2010 recognized by a national organization that extends an invitation to the top 100 trial lawyers in each state.  Qualificatons required are those of leadership, reputation, influence, profile and stature as a civil or criminal defense trial attorney., Top 100 Trial Lawyers, American Association for Justice, 2007

Bar/Professional Activity:

• Member, PILMMA, 2009 - Present
• Member , Million Dollar Advocates
• Member , Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Council of Directors, 2000 - 2001
• Member, Safety Council Baton Rouge Chapter, August 30, 2010 - Present
• Member , Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
• Member , American Association for Justice
• Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Board of Governors, 1997 - 1999
• Member, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Executive Council, 1994 - 1996
• Member, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1992
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1992
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1992
• Louisiana, 1992
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1993
• Texas, 1993
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1997
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1997

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Divorce: Drafted all paperwork to get a judgment of divorce and assisted person with filing of said papers.
• Collection: Assisted client in collection on a settlement agreement reached with insurance company.
• Immigration: Completed and filed paperwork to secure non-immigrant work VISA for legal alien residing in the United States.
• Corporate: Drafted all forms to create a Limited Liability Company and filed all appropriate documents with Secretary of State.
• Criminal Defense: Defended a person with 2nd offense DWI; resisting arrest and battery of a police officer.  Plea bargain reached for probation. Defended a person charged with domestic abuse battery.  Still pending.

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Trial of a Personal Injury Case from A to Z, National Association of Legal Assistants
• Building the Kingdom Brick by Brick, First Baptist Church Plaquemine
• What's Up With Your Life?, Glen Oaks High School
• Dangers of Texting and Driving, National Save a Life Tour / Baton Rouge Safety Council
• A collection definitions and various case examples.  Each section is broken down from a main area and scenarios that may be encountered while practicing law.  (i.e.  Chapter 1 - Admiralty A. Damages 1:1 Conortium, 1:2 Emotional Injujry; 1:3 Found; 1:4 Interest; 1:5 Loss of Income; 1:6 Maintenance & Cure; 1:7 Cure, etc.)
• Christians & Car Wrecks, Vitalink Publishing
• Who's Your Lawyer, Gordon McKernan Injury Lawyers
• Trial of a Personal Injury Case from A to Z, National Association of Legal Assistants
• Paralegals and the Litigation Team in Louisiana, Institute for Paralegal Education
• Winning Strategies for Jury Selection in Louisiana, National Business Institute
• McKernan's Louisiana Personal Injury Reporter, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Co., 1994
• McKernan's Louisiana Personal Injury Reporter, Lawyer's Cooperative Publishing Co., 1995
• Trying the Wrongful Death Case in Louisiana, National Business Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, 1996
• Overview of Wrongful Death Law, Post-Legislative Retreat, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Carmel, CA, 1996
• Update of Wrongful Death Law, Updates and Winning with the Masters, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, New Orleans, LA, 1996
• Trial of the Wrongful Death Case, National Business Institute, June, 1996
• Overview and Update of Wrongful Death Law, National Business Institute, June, Overview and Update of Wrongful Death Case, National Business Institute, 1996
• Overview of the Wrongful Death Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Post-legislative Retreat, July, 1996
• Update of the Wrongful Death Law, Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, Updates and Winning with the Masters, December, 1996
• Preparation for Trial, Personal Injury and Litigation Seminar, Southern University Law Center, Baton Rouge, LA, 1997
• Winning Strategies for Jury Selection in Louisiana, National Business Institute, Baton Rouge, LA, 1998
• Planning Voir Dire, National Business Institute, Winning Strategies for Jury Selection in Louisiana, June, 1998
• Special Tools for Selecting the Right Jury, National Business Institute, Winning Strategies for Jury Selection in Louisiana, June, 1998
• What Does a Lawyer Do?, Ascension Alternative School, November 16, 2011

Verdicts and Settlements:

• $108,000,000 Mass Tort Settlement for Chemical Exposure.  Individually filed cases where a pipe line exploded exposing over 1000 clients to a chemical.  I had to personally get over 1000 clients to agree and sign a release on the $108,000,000 settlement.
• $4,000,000 Wrongful death verdict - faulty industrial pump which failed to meet required standards.  Pump fractured after one year of use due to weakness of material, spraying client with chemical, TiCL4, causing severe burns and death 11 days later.
• $5,000,000 Settlement - 18-Wheeler rear end wreck caused multiple spine surgeries.  A 33-year old LPN was rear ended on 1-12 in Baton Rouge by an 18-Wheeler.  Plaintiff's lumbar surgery was unsuccessful and was diagnosed with failed back syndrome.  Her doctor's recommended that she undergo implantation of spinal cord stimulator.  Plaintiff's past medical totaled more than $210,000. 
• $22,500,000 - Hit by a commercial truck who was turning left that ran a red light.  Accident causes brain injury to a young boy. 

Educational Background:

• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, B.A., 1989