Areas of Practice:

  • 95% Energy

Litigation Percentage:

  • 5% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

  • Louisiana, 1980
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1981

Education:

  • Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1980 – J.D.
  • Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1977, B.A. Major: History

Representative Clients:

  • Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
  • El Paso E&P Company, LP
  • Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
  • Petrohawk Energy Corporation

Classes/Seminars Taught:

  • La. Mineral Law Institute, 1993
  • La. Mineral Law Institute, 1998
  • La. Mineral Law Institute, 2008
  • La. Mineral Law Institute, 2009

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • Shreveport Bar Association, 1981 – Present
  • Louisiana State Bar Association, 1980 – Present
  • Ark-La-Tex Landmen’s Associatio of Professional Landmen

Past Employment Positions:

  • Hargrove, Guyton, Ramey & Barlow, Associate / Partner, 1981 – 1994
  • Louisiana 2nd Circuit Court of Appeal, Law Clerk, 1980 – 1981

Birth Information:

  • November 3, 1955, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America