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EDUCATION

TULANE LAW SCHOOL          Juris Doctorate - May 1985, cum laude,
New Orleans, Louisiana       Rank: 36/240, Top 15%

• Selected Associate Justice, Tulane Moot Court Board, on the basis of academic achievement
• Selected Best Oralist, Freshman Appellate Argument
• Selected Brief-Writer, Tulane International Appellate Team, out of 80 competitors
• Received award for First Place Brief, Southern Regional Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
• Received Rutgers Award for Best Brief, National Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Washington, D.C.
• Elected National Member of The Order of Barristers on the basis of achievement in moot court competitions

RICE UNIVERSITY                    Bachelor of Arts, May 1981
Houston, Texas                       Majors: Psychology, Art/Art History

• National Merit Scholar
• Rice President's Honor Roll, May 1981

EMPLOYMENT

1992-2006                              SOLO APPELLATE PRACTITIONER

• Practice includes preparing appellate briefs, writ applications, trial memoranda and legal research memoranda for attorneys and law firms on a contract or referral basis.

1990-1992                              BARHAM AND ARCENEAUX, New Orleans, LA

• Senior Associate, Appellate Section. Practice included preparing writ applications and briefs at all state and federal levels.

1986-1989                              BARHAM AND CHURCHILL, New Orleans, LA

• Associate, Business Litigation and Appellate Sections. Practice focused on securities fraud, civil RICO, and other commercial and appellate litigation.

1985-1986                              LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT, New Orleans, LA

• Judicial Clerk for Chief Justice John A. Dixon, Jr. Duties included researching and assisting in preparation of opinions, evaluating applications for writs.

1984                                         CAMP, CARMOUCHE, BARSH, HUNTER, GRAY,
                                                  HOFFMAN AND GILL, New Orleans, LA

• Law Clerk for Business, Litigation, and Admiralty Sections.

1983                                         BARKER, BOUDREAUX, LAMY, GARDNER & FOLEY,
                                                  New Orleans, LA

• Law Clerk for Personal Injury and Labor Law Sections.

1980-1981                              BISHOP NOLAND EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL,
                                                  Lake Charles, LA

• Art Instructor.

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS

• Member: American Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, Southwest Louisiana Bar Association
• Member, 1985 - 1990: Junior League of New Orleans, Inc.
• Advisor and Legal Consultant, 1987-1989: Associated Catholic Charities, Project S.A.V.E
• Member, 1987 - 1989: Advisory Board, Crescent House Shelter for Battered Women

SEMINARS

• Panelist and Speaker, 1994 American Bar Association CLE Seminar, "Developing and Keeping a Successful Appellate Practice."
• Moderator, 1988 Associated Catholic Charities Televised Panel Discussion, "Spouse Abuse Victim Awareness."

REFERENCES

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