Areas of Practice

• Bad Faith Litigation
• Corporate Formation and Business Law
• General Business Litigation
• Insurance Defense
• Medical Malpractice Defense
• Professional Liability Defense
• Successions and Estate Planning

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 2001
• Eastern, Middle, and Western District Courts of Louisiana, 2001
• U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 2001

Education

• Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana
  • J.D. – 2001
• Smith College
  • A.B. – 1998
  • Honors: cum laude
  • Major: Environmental Policy/Science

Classes/Seminars

• The Practical Use of Email in Today’s Practice (And Pitfalls to Avoid), LADB CLE, October 2022
• Impact of Negative Social Media on Jury Venire and the Perception of Insurers, CLE 2021
• Practicing Law, The Early Years, LSBA, March 2008
• Personal Injury Trials: Getting the Most out of Your Evidence, NBI, April 29, 2009
• Handling Complex Auto Insurance Coverage Disputes, NBI, August 13, 2009
• Group Leader, Summer School for Lawyers/Judges, LSBA United States Supreme Court Opinions Project, June 2009
• Winning Your First Civil Trial, NBI, June 18, 2010
• Why the Louisiana Bar Foundation is Good for the Profession, CLE, 2022
• Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Law in Louisiana, NBI, December 21, 2011
• Voir Dire and Jury Selection, NBI, November 18, 2016
• Chair, CLE “Practicing Law: The Early Years,” March 2007

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American Bar Association
• 2015 Pro Bono Publico Award
• 2011 Judge Joseph Keogh Memorial Award, Baton Rouge Bar Association
• Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013, 2015–2016
• Super Lawyers, 2023–2025

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel
• Baton Rouge Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Member
• Dean McMahon Inn of Court, President, 2024–2026

Additional Leadership Roles

• Access to Justice Funding Subcommittee of the ATJ Commission, Member, 2017–2018
• Louisiana Bar Foundation, President, 2017 to 2018
• Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Hearing Committee Officer, 2010 to 2016
• Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Member (2021–2023)
• Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Advisory Committee Member, 2024–present
• Louisiana House of Delegates Member, 2010 to the Present
• LSBA Young Lawyers Council, Chair, 2008 to 2009
• LSBA Board of Governors, 2008 to 2009

Pro Bono Activities

• Karnival Krewe de Louisiane Board of Directors, General Counsel, 2022 to the present
• Louisiana Parents Club, United States Air Force Academy Board of Directors, Treasurer, 2024–present
• Louisiana Appleseed Board of Directors
• Louisiana Bar Foundation Fellow, 2007 – Present
• Louisiana Bar Foundation Gala Committee, 2007
• Louisiana Bar Foundation Gala Co-Chair, 2008
• Louisiana Bar Foundation, Community Partnership Panel (Capital Region), 2010 to 2011
• Louisiana Bar Foundation Board of Directors, 2012 to 2020
• National Charity League, River Road Chapter, 2019–Present