Born: New York, New York, December 27, 1950.

Admitted to Bar: 1976, Louisiana and New York. Education: Cornell University (B.S., 1972); Loyola University of New Orleans (J.D., Cum Laude, 1975). Article Editor, Loyola Law Review, 1974—1975. Law clerk to Judge R. Blake West, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana, 1975—1977.

Author: Fifth Circuit Symposium, Securities Law, Loyola Law Review, 1980, 1981,1983 and 1984. Recent Developments in Partnership Law, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1985—present. Breach of Fiduciary Duties, ABA Deskbook Business Torts Litigation, 1992, 1997.

Instructor: Business Entities, Commercial Paper, Federal Procedure and Legal Ethics, New Orleans Bar Review, 1979—present.

Professional Activities: Regional Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers, New York Stock Exchange, 1979—present.

Member: 1984—present, and Chairman, 1990—1992, Louisiana State Advisory Committee, U.S. Civil Rights Commission; Louisiana State (Member: House of Delegates, 1994—1997; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1985, 1986; Bench Bar Liaison Committee, 1994—present), Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, 1993—present, Vice Chairman, 1997, Federal (Member: Board of Directors, New Orleans, Chapter, 1984—1992; President, 1991), New York State and American Bar Associations. Speaker: Counseling Corporate America.