BACKGROUND

Native New Orleanian
Louisiana State University, B.A., 1986
University of New Orleans, Paralegal Studies, Certificate, 1990
Loyola University School of Law, J.D., 2000

BAR ADMISSIONS

Admitted to Bar, 2000, Louisiana

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

American Bar Association
Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
Louisiana State Bar Association
Jefferson Parish Bar Association
New Orleans Claims Association

HONORS/AWARDS

Finalist, Moot Court Best Brief Competition, 1997
Member Loyola Law Review, 1998-2000
Loyola Law Review Published Casenote: Wartelle v. Women’s and Children’s Hospital:
When Is a “Person” Not a Person? Solving the Riddle of the Stillborn’s Survival
Action, 44 Loy.L.Rev. 631 (1998)
Loyola Law Review Published Comment: Silencing the Whistleblower’s Whistle:
the Eleventh Amendment and Sovereign Immunity in Qui Tam Actions Filed
Against the States Without Government Intervention, 45 Loy.L.Rev. 565 (1999)
Loyola Law Review Best Casenote Award, 1998
Loyola Law Review Best Comment Award, 1999
Loyola University School of Law, Certificate of Merit, 1998-1999
Loyola University School of Law, David L. Herman Award, 1998-1999

CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Laubach Literacy Action Member
YMCA Educational Services Adult Literacy Program, Volunteer Tutor