was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on November 4, 1963. He was admitted to the Louisiana Bar, the United States District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1988. He received his education from Nicholls State University (B.A., cum laude, 1985) and after working eight years in classical radio and with the United States Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service and Customs Service attended Loyola University and received his Juris Doctorate in 1997. He is a member of the New Orleans Bar Association, Jefferson Parish Bar Association, Louisiana State Bar Association, American Bar Association, Fifth Circuit Federal Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association. |