Areas of Practice
95% Energy
Real Property and Succession Matters, 5%
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
- Aethon Energy Operating LLC
- Chesapeake Operating, Inc.
- Comstock Oil & Gas- Louisiana, LLC
- Marlin Resources LLC
Classes/Seminars Taught
- 40th La. Mineral Law Institute, 1993 (“Merchantable Title and the Mineral Lease”)
- 45th La. Mineral Law Institute, 1998 (“Succession Basics and Update”)
- 55th La. Mineral Law Institute, 2008 (“Selected Title Issues”)
- 56th La. Mineral Law Institute, 2009 (“Selected Haynesville Shale Issues”)
- 62nd La. Mineral Law Institute, 2015 (“From Whom Do You Take A Lease”)
- 68th La. Mineral Law Institute, 2021 (“Imprescriptible Mineral Servitude Issues”)
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Shreveport Bar Association, 1981 – Present
- Louisiana State Bar Association, 1980 – Present
- Ark-La-Tex Landmen’s Association of Professional Landmen
- Council Member of Louisiana Mineral Law Institute
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