Top Rated General Litigation Attorney in New Orleans, LA

Pro bono/Community Service

• Assisting the elderly in Elder Abuse Cases
• Assist the homeless on the West Coast to re-establish themselves in getting back in the work force.
• Assisted in establishing a 501c3 company to create no kill facilities. He offers his time to help pet rescue organizations save companion animals from being placed in kill shelters., 2015
• American Institute of Average Adjusters

Bar/Professional Activity

• Member, Venice Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce
• Member, Pacific Council on International Policy, 2016
• Member, International Association of Defense Counsel
• River Bank Board of Directors, 2017
• Member, Defense Research Institute, 1982
• Member, New Orleans Bar Association, 1980
• Member, American Bar Association, 1980
• Member, Association in Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy
• United States Supreme Court, 1980
• Member, International Bar Association, 1983
• Member, Maritime Law Association of the United States, 1983
• Member, Federal Bar Association, 1983
• Member, American Institute of Average Adjusters
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• Member, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• Member, Louisiana State Bar Association, 1980
• Member, Jefferson Bar Association

Representative Clients

• Campo vs. Electo-Coal Transfer Co., 955 F.2d 10 (5th Cir.), 1990
• Pizzitolo vs. National Union Fire Ins. Co., 812 F.2d 977 (5th Cir. 987)
• Ponthier vs. INA, 522 So.2d 188 (La. App. 5th Cir.), 1988
• Rivere vs. Offshore Painting Contractors, 872 F.2d 1187 (5th Cir.), 1989
• Rice vs. Flour Constructors, Inc., 577 So.2d 1054 (La App. 4th Cir.), 1991
• Quave vs. Progress Marine, 918 F.2d 33 (5th Cir.), 1990
• Villanveua vs. CNA Ins. Co., 868 F.2d 684 (5th Cir.), 1989
• Dehart vs. Betty Breaux Personnel, 535 So.2d 456 (La. App. 4th Cir.), 1989

Educational Background

• Loyola University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, B.B.A. with an emphasis in Finance and Accounting, summa cum laude, 1976

Verdicts/Settlements

• Summers vs. Ritz-Carlton New Orleans and Marriott, No. 14-CA-800, La. 5th Cir., 2015

Honors/Awards

• AV Preeminent Lawyer. Highest Possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards. AV Preeminent Rating is the pinnacle of professional excellence earned through a strenuous Peer Review Rating process that is managed and monitored by the world's most trusted legal resource., AV Preeminent Lawyer, Martindale-Hubbell, 2017
• Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards, Reflecting the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and Judiciary, AV Preeminent : Judicial Edition, Martindale-Hubbell, 2016
• AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell
• Voted into Who's Who in the World
• AM Best Approved
• Voted into Who's Who in America
• Voted into Who's Who in Finance and Industry
• Voted into Marquis Who's Who in American Law
• Loyola Law Review, Index; Editor; Member; Appointed, Loyola Law School, 1978
• Blue Key Honor Society, Member, Loyola Law School, 1976
• Phi Alpha Delta

Scholarly Lectures/Writings

• This seminar was presented to Marriott Claims Services, Inc. regarding slip and fall liability, liability for crimes of violence on business premises, damage control and post accident investigation, surveillance and evidentiary., Speaker/ Moderator, Premises Liability, Hotels, Motels, Retailers, Restaurants, Offshore Oil Companies And Other Premise Owners And Their Insurers, 2018
• Member, Loyola Law Review, 1978 - 1980