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EDUCATION

B. A. with Highest Honors in American Studies from the University of Texas at Austin, August 1978; Phi Beta Kappa.

J. D. with Honors from the University of Texas School of Law, May 1980; Staff Member, The Review of Litigation.

M.P.S. from Loyola University, Institute for Ministry, May 1998; Member, Alpha Sigma Nu (National Jesuit Honor Society).

National Merit Scholar, 1974

ADMISSIONS

Licensed to practice law in the States of Texas and Louisiana since 1980 ; admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal, and the U. S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana.

AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION

  • Appointed member, A.B.A. Standing Committee on Professional Discipline (2008 - 2011)
  • Elected Member, House of Delegates (2007 - 2009 and 2011 - 2013)
  • Appointed Member, Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility (2004 - 2007)
  • Member, Center for Professional Responsibility
  • Louisiana Young Lawyers alternate delegate to the American Bar Association 1984 Annual Meeting

LOUISIANA SUPREME COURT APPOINTMENTS

  • Member, Ad Hoc Committee to Examine the Final Report [of the American Bar Association] on the Louisiana Lawyer Regulation System (1996).
  • Member, Disciplinary Board of the Louisiana State Bar Association (1990-1992) (vice-chair, 1990-1991; chair, 1991-1992).
  • Member, Committee on Professional Responsibility (1988-1990).

LOUISIANA STATE BAR ASSOCIATION

  • Member, Legal Malpractice Insurance Committee (2006 - 2007).
  • Member, State Bench-Bar Committee (2004 - 2006).
  • Elected Member, Special Advisory Committee to Authorize the President to Speak on Behalf of the Association (2003 - 2004).
  • Appointed Member, Committee on Codes of Lawyer and Judicial Conduct (1996 - 2004), Chair, Sub-Committee on Code of Judicial Conduct (2002 - 2004).
  • Appointed Member, Strategic Planning Committee (2002).
  • Elected Member, House of Delegates, Louisiana State Bar Association (1993-1995, and 2001 - ).
  • Recipient, 1990 Stephen T. Victory Memorial Award.
  • Appointed Member, Long Range Planning Committee (1987-1989, 1990-1991).
  • Appointed Member, Medical-Legal Interprofessional Committee (1986-1988).
  • Appointed Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee (1986-1987).
  • Elected District Representative for Orleans Parish to the Council of the Young Lawyers Section (1984-1986).
  • Recipient, Outstanding Achievement Award, Young Lawyers Council (1985).
  • Chair, Bridging the Gap Committee of the Young Lawyers Section (1985).

OTHER LAW-RELATED ORGANIZATIONS

  • Elected member, The American Law Institute
  • Member, the Louisiana Bar Foundation
  • Member, the [national] Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (1999 - ; Board member, 2004 - 2006)
  • Member, the Louisiana Law Institute (2007 - 2009, 2011 - 2013)
  • Member, the New Orleans Association for Women Attorneys (former vice-president and treasurer)
  • Member, the American Judicature Society (2004 - 2006)
  • Member, 22nd Judicial District Court Inn of Court (2004 - present)
  • Member, the Greater Covington Bar Association
  • Member, the New Orleans Bar Association.

PUBLICATIONS AND INTERVIEWS

  • Interview, “Fifth Circuit Overturns Some Louisiana Rules, Upholds Others, Governing Lawyer
    Advertising,” ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct, Vol. 27, p. 68.
    February 1, 2011.
  • Interview, “Louisiana’s Lawyer Advertising Rules Mostly Survive Review, Except Rules on Internet Ads,” ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct, Vol. 25, No. 17, pp. 435 - 437, August 19, 2009.
  • Interview, “Louisiana Amends Lawyer Advertising Rules, but Opponents Still Pursue Legal Challenges,” ABA/BNA Lawyers’ Manual on Professional Conduct, Vol. 25, No. 14, pp. 367 - 369, July 8, 2009.
  • Author, “The Louisiana Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement: A retrospective,” Louisiana Advocates, Volume XXI, Number 7, July 2006, p.10.
  • Author, "Comply with 'White'" The National Law Journal, Volume 28, No. 32, April 17, 2006.
  • Interview, "In Trouble Over Sequester Break: Experts Ponder Possible Consequences of Order Violation in Terror Trial" by G.M. Filisko, ABA Journal eReport, Volume 5, Issue 12, Friday, March 24, 2006.
  • Interview, "Mandeville attorney makes career of defending legal eagles," CityBusiness North Shore Report, May, 2004, p. 25.
  • Author, “Coverage for a Rainy Day: Many Malpractice Policies Will Help Pay the Costs of Defending Disciplinary Complaints,” ABA Journal, August 2003, p. 29.
  • Author, “A Brain Teaser: In Re Barstow, 01-3240 (La. 5/14/02), 817 So.2d 1123,” The Advocate, official publication of the Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, September 2002, p. 5-6, 12.
  • Author: “Prevention Tips: How to Minimize Your Disciplinary Exposure,” The Louisiana Disciplinary Review, a publication of the Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board, Winter 2002, Vol. 3, No. 1, p .13-15.
  • Author, “The Ten Commandments of Professionalism: A Misguided Effort,” The Professional Lawyer, a publication of the American Bar Association Center for Professional Responsibility, Standing Committee on Professionalism, Vol.13, Issue 4, Summer 2002, p.24-26 and 28.
  • Author, “Fundamentalism in the Legal Education Curriculum,” The Journal of the Legal Profession, a publication of the University of Alabama School of Law, Vol. 26:123, (2001-2002), p. 123-148.
  • “Interview, “Predators or Victims?” [discussing financial assistance to clients] in “The End of The Paper Chase?: Courts Go Hi-tech, A supplement to New Orleans CityBusiness, 26 November 2001, 11B.” And “Interview, “Life Sentence” [discussing proposed permanent disbarment rule] in “Lawyers Look Ahead: A supplement to New Orleans CityBusiness,” 5 February 2001, 13A-16A.
  • Interview, “Life Sentence” [discussing proposed permanent disbarment rule] in Lawyers Look Ahead: A supplement to New Orleans CityBusiness, 5 February 2001, 13A-16A.
  • Interview, “A Roundtable Discussion: Defending Lawyers in Disciplinary Complaints,” 47 La. Bar J. 484, 2000.
  • Author, "Who Is the Client? Ethical Considerations for the Insurance Defense Counsel," The Promulgator, publication of the Lafayette Parish Bar Association, Feb. 1994, Vol. 7, Issue 1, p. 4.
  • Author, "An Overview of the New Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement," 37 La. Bar J. 409, 1990.
  • Author, "Admiralty Jurisdiction and Fixed Offshore Drilling Platforms: A Radical Plea Reconsidered", 28 Loyola Law Review 379, cited as authority by a four-justice dissent of the U. S. Supreme Court in Herb's Welding v. Gray, 105 S. Ct. 1421 (1985).

ACADEMIA

  • Fellow, The National Institute for Teaching Ethics and Professionalism, Spring 2009 Workshop, Red Top Mountain Lodge, Georgia, Alabama.
  • Delegate, People to People Citizens Ambassador Program, Law and Legal Systems of Egypt, 11/2 - 9, 2008, Cairo and Alexandria, Egypt.
  • Participant, National Chamber of Advocates Disciplinary Procedures Study Tour – Albania, 12/9/05, sponsor: The Center for American and International Law.
  • Study group participant, 11/7/01, at Harvard Law School, Program on the Legal Profession; for the topic: “The Role of Ethics Advisors in U.S. Law Firms.”
  • Guest lecturer, 10-7-00, Loyola University of New Orleans, School of Law; Loyola Skills Curriculum; topic: “The Professional in Practice.”
  • Guest lecturer, insurance law, Southern University School of Law (1985); guest lecturer, uninsured motorist coverage, Loyola Law School (1986); guest lecturer, professional responsibility, Loyola Law School (1989, 1990); guest lecturer, avoiding legal malpractice, Loyola Law School (1991).

MEDIATION

  • Graduate, Mediator Skills Training Workshop, sponsored by the American Arbitration Association and the Louisiana State Bar Association, and Advanced Mediator Training, sponsored by the Attorney-Mediators Institute and the New Orleans Bar Association.

CLE PRESENTATIONS AND SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

  • 3/25/11; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association, “Ethics.”
  • 4/16/10; sponsor: Association of Professional Responsibility Attorneys, moderator, “A Short
    History of Conflicts of Interest.”
  • 12/10, 12/15, and 12/29/09; sponsors: New Orleans Bar Association; Louisiana Association
    for Justice; and Tulane Law School, “Ethics - The Ethical Ramifications of Aggregate
    Settlements.”
  • 12/3/09; sponsor: NBI, teleconference/webinar, “Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession:
    Prevention and Remedies.”7/27/09; sponsor: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Excel Conference, “Ethics for Attorneys.”
  • 7/16/09; sponsor: National Business Institute, teleconference/webinar, “Ethical Issues for Lawyers Changing or Leaving Firms.”
  • 6/23/09; sponsor: HB Litigation Conferences, teleconference, “Handling Insurance Defense Representations Ethically”
  • 5/15/09; sponsors: A.B.A. Law Practice Management Section and Young Lawyers Division: Panelist, “Ethical Implications of Marketing in a Web 2.0 World: From Facebook to LinkedIn, Websites to Blogs.”
  • 3/3/09; sponsors: National Business Institute and Westlaw, teleconference, “Ethical Issues for Lawyers Changing or Leaving Firms.”
  • 12/30/08; sponsor: New Orleans Bar Association, Procrastinators’ Programs, “Are Louisiana’s New Lawyer Advertising Rules Constitutional?”
  • 12/30/08; sponsor: Tulane Law School, 19th Annual CLE by the Hour, “Are Louisiana’s New Lawyer Advertising Rules Constitutional?”
  • 12/5/08; sponsor: Louisiana Association for Justice; webinar, “Are Louisiana’s New Lawyer Advertising Rules Constitutional?”
  • 12/2/08; sponsor: Louisiana State University; program: ““Are Louisiana’s New Lawyer Advertising Rules Constitutional?”
  • 10/28/08; sponsor: Lorman Education Services; program: “Legal Ethics Issues Regarding Document Retention and Destruction.”
  • 9/24/08; sponsor: Super Lawyers® and Roy S. Ginsburg, J.D.; program: “Ethical Tips and Traps for the Advertising Lawyer."
  • 8/8/08; sponsor: Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; program: APRL Annual Meeting; chair for “An Introduction to the New Model Code of Judicial Conduct: How Will the Judges be Judged?”
  • 12/28/07; sponsor: Baton Rouge Bar Association, “Ethics: Litigation Funding: ”More Questions than Answers?”
  • 12/19/07; sponsor: National Business Institute, “Legal Ethics: Solutions to the Most Common Challenges.”
  • 12/12 and 12/17/07; sponsors: SeminarWeb and Louisiana Association for Justice; webinar, “Litigation Funding: Benefits and Pitfalls.”
  • 10/9/07; sponsor: New Orleans Bar Association, “YLS Basic Training for New Attorneys: Ethics 101.”
  • 4/26/07; sponsor: American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Liability, Spring 2007 National Legal Malpractice Conference; panelist for topic, “Ethics Opinions that Matter.”
  • 2/1/07; sponsor: Slidell Bar Association; topic: “Recent Changes to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.”
  • 1/19/07; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association, Young Lawyers’ Section; topic: “Recent Changes to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.”
  • 12/20/06; sponsor: TrialSmith, Inc., Seminar WebLive; topic: “Recent Changes to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.”
  • 12/18/06; sponsor: National Business Institute; co-presenter for program: Recent Changes to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement.
  • 12/8/06; sponsor: American Italian Bar Association of Louisiana; topic: "Recent Changes to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct and the Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement."
  • 12/1/06; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; program: P’s and Q’s Ethics and Professionalism Seminar; panelist for topic, “Ethics and Malpractice Exposure in the 21st Century.”
  • 11/10/06; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; program: Professional Liability in the 21st Century; panelist for topic, “Ethics and Malpractice Exposure in the 21st Century.”
  • 11/8/06; sponsor: Prime Time CLE Institute, LLC; program: Hump Day CLE; topic: “Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls Through Effective Law Office Practices.”
  • 10/25/2006; sponsor: American Bar Association, ABA Commission on Lawyer Assistance Programs; program: Justice & Healing for the Individual in the Justice Community: ABA 19th National Conference for Lawyer Assistance Programs; panelist for “Representing Impaired Attorneys in Licensing Matters”; presentation: “Representing Lawyers with Mental Health Disorders.”
  • 9/29/06; sponsor: Tulane University School of Law; program: 22nd New Orleans Fall Maritime Seminar; topic: “Ethics.”
  • 8/1/06; sponsor: Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; program: APRL Annual Meeting; panelist for “Beyond the Rules: Are Those Comments, Ethics Opinions, Out-of-State Authorities, Treatises & Articles, & Internet Discussions Worth the Paper or Computer Screens They’re Written On?”; topic: “To What Extent Should Ethics Counsel Rely Upon Secondary Sources in Advising Clients on Professional Responsibility Issues?”
  • 8/4/06; sponsor: Louisiana Medical Mutual Insurance Company [LAMMICO]; program: 23rd Annual Defense Counsel Seminar; topic: "An Overview of Recent Changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct."
  • 7/6/2006; sponsor: Slidell Bar Association; topic: "An Overview of Recent Changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct."
  • 6/23/06; Louisiana State Bar Association and Gilsbar, Inc.; program; Summer Re-Run; topic: “An Overview of Recent Changes in the Rules of Professional Conduct.”
  • 6/9/2006; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association, Labor and Employment Section; topic: “ Common Ethical Issues in Labor and Employment Law Matters.”
  • 4/26/06; sponsor: Dallas Bar Association; program: Annual Evening Ethics Seminar; topic: “Disaster Preparedness and Recovery: Lessons from a Lawyer’s Lawyer in Louisiana.”
  • 3/22/2006; sponsor: Prime Time CLE Institute, L.L.C.; topic: “Ethical Pitfalls of Office Management.”
  • 6/22/05; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association and Gilsbar; program: “Ethics and Professionalism: LSBA Summer Re-Run”; topic: “A Guide to Louisiana’s New Rules of Professional Conduct: Highlights and where to find them.”
  • 5/5/05; sponsor: Dallas Bar Association Legal Ethics Committee; program: “Annual Legal Ethics Seminar,” topic: “Recent and Pending Opinions from the A.B.A. Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility.”
  • 4/20/05; sponsor: Northshore Estate Planning Council; topic: “Estate Planning and Ethics.”
  • 3/18/05; sponsor: American Bar Association, Section of Taxation and Institute for Professionals in Taxation; program: “14th Annual Advanced Sales/Use Tax and Advanced Property Tax Seminars,” panelist for topic: “Ethical Issues in Property Taxes - A Comparison - IPT, IAAO and ABA.”
  • 12/29/04; sponsor: Tulane University Law School; program: “Tulane CLE by the Hour,” topic: “Ethics.”
  • 12/17/04; sponsor: Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association; program: “2004 Last Chance Seminar,” topic: “Ethics.”
  • 12/8/04; sponsor: National Business Institute; program: “Balancing Ethics and Professionalism in the Law for Louisiana Attorneys,” topic: “Solving the Most Common Ethical Challenges.”
  • 11/19/04; sponsor: Louisiana State University Law Center, 34th Annual Estate Planning Seminar; topic: “Estate Planning and Ethics.”
  • 11/10/04; sponsor: PESI; program: “Depositions: Strategies, Tactics and Mechanics," topic: “The New Rules of Professional Conduct.
  • 10/22/04; sponsor: Tulane University Law School; program: “Intellectual Property,” topic: “Ethics.”
  • 10/21/04: sponsor: Governor's Elder Law Task Force; topic: “Ethics for Elder Law Practitioners.”
  • 10/13/04; sponsor: Prime Time CLE Institute, L.L.C.; topic: “Ethics Issues in an Effective Office Practice.”
  • 9/28/04 and 10/8/04; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; program: “Ethics & Professionalism,” topic: “Old Rules vs. New Rules: Changes to the LA Rules of Professional Conduct.”
  • 6/28/04; sponsor: National Business Institute; topic: “Practical Legal Ethics in Louisiana: Issues and Answers.”
  • 5/21/04; sponsor: Fifth Circuit Civil News; program: “Civil Rights CLE”; topic: “Ethics.”
  • 5/07/04; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; program: “Titans of the Classroom and the Courtroom - Issues for the New Millennium”; panelist for topic: “Update on the New Rules of Ethics.”
  • 4/22/04; sponsor: Dallas Bar Association Ethics Committee; topic: “Impaired Lawyers.”
  • 2/07/04; sponsor: Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Mid-Year Meeting; topic: “You Got ‘Em, Now Deal With ‘Em: What Does and Doesn’t Work in the Management of ‘Cowboy’ and Disabled Lawyers.”
  • 12/18/03; sponsor: Tulane University Law School, CLE by the Hour; topic: “Louisiana Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine.”
  • 12/10/03; sponsor: National Business Institute; co-presenter for topic: “Practical Legal Ethics in Louisiana: Issues and Answers.”
  • 10/20/03; sponsor: National Business Institute; co-presenter for topic: “Managing Attorney-Client Privilege and the Work Product Doctrine in Louisiana.”
  • 9/17/03; sponsor: 29th Judicial District Bar Association; topic: “Risk Prevention: Flying Below the Radar.”
  • 8/07/03; sponsor: Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers, Annual Meeting; panel topic: “ Does Reputation Really Count?”
  • 12/28/02; sponsor: Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association, CLE á la Carte; topic: “Ethics: Proposed Changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct.”
  • 12/27/02; sponsor: Tulane University Law School, CLE by the Hour; topic: “Ethics.”
  • 12/10/02; sponsor: Prime Time CLE Institute, L.L.C.; topic: “Ethics and Professionalism Update.”
  • 11/22/02; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association, Environmental Law Section; topic: “Proposed Revisions to the Louisiana Rules of Professional Responsibility.”
  • 10/18/02; sponsor: Tulane University Law School, 20th New Orleans Fall Maritime Law Seminar; panelist for topic: “Ethics in Maritime Law.”
  • 10/1/02; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association, Ethics and Professionalism Seminar; co-presenter for topic: “Process and Pitfalls of the Disciplinary System: Prosecutorial and Defense Views.”
  • 7/19/02; sponsor: Greater Covington Bar Association; topic: “Bully Lawyers.”
  • 5/15/02; sponsor: American Bar Association Regional Committee for Liaison with EEOC, OFCCP and the Department of Justice; topic: “Professionalism.”
  • 5/2/02; sponsor: Slidell Bar Association; topic: “Prevention Tips: How to Minimize Your Disciplinary Exposure.”
  • 4/11/02, Charleston, South Carolina; sponsor: American Bar Association, Standing Committee on Lawyers’ Professional Responsibility, Spring 2002 National Legal Malpractice Conference; co-presenter for topic: “Interplay and Tension between Malpractice and Ethics.”
  • 2/16/02; sponsor: Louisiana Judicial Council - NBA; topic: “Permanent Disbarment: Watch the Lights, the Crossing Guard Traded in her Whistle for a Stick!”
  • 1/18/02; sponsors: Louisiana State Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section and the Paul M. Hebert Law Center; topic: “The Ten Commandments of Professionalism: Preaching Morality.”
  • 1/4/02; sponsor: Association of American Law Schools; panel member: “Recommitting to Teaching Legal Ethics: Shaping our Teaching in a Changing World.”
  • 12/7/01; sponsor: Louisiana Land Title Association; topic: “The Ten Commandments of the Code of Professionalism: Preaching Morality, “ and “Prevention Tips: How to Minimize Your Disciplinary Exposure.”
  • 11/28/01; sponsor: Prime Time CLE Institute, LLC; topic: “The Ten Commandments of the Code of Professionalism: Preaching Morality, “ and “Prevention Tips: How to Minimize Your Disciplinary Exposure.”
  • 10/18/01; sponsor: Association for Women Attorneys; topic: “Louisiana Client Protection Fund.”
  • 10/5/01; sponsor: Tulane Law School; seminar: What Every Attorney Needs to Know About Intellectual Property; topic: “Intellectual Property and Fees.”
  • 8/4/01, Chicago, Illinois; sponsor: Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers; presenter: “The Role of Counselor – Representing Lawyers in Crisis.”
  • 7/20/01; sponsor: Greater Covington Bar Association; topic: “The Ten Commandments of the Code of Professionalism: Preaching Morality.”
  • 6/7/01; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association, Minority Involvement Section; panelist for topic: “Proposed Louisiana Supreme Court Rule XIX, 10 (A): The Death Penalty for Practicing Lawyers.”
  • 3/18/01; sponsor: New Orleans Bar Association, Bench Bar Conference; panelist for topic: “Legal Malpractice: Practice Tips from Those in the Trenches and Those on the Bench.”
  • 2/14/01; sponsor: Lorman Education Services, Federal Civil Litigation in Louisiana; topic: “Disciplinary Proceedings in the U.S. District Courts: Ethical Considerations.”
  • 12/08/00; sponsor: Tulane Law School CLE, 13th Annual Trial by Masters; topic: “Professionalism as Risk Prevention In and Out of the Courtroom.”
  • 12/01/00; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; Ethics 2000 Conference; panelist: “A Case of Discipline.”
  • 11/3/00; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; seminar: Managing the Personal Injury Case; topic: “Ethics: Attorney Disciplinary Complaints - What to Do When it Happens.”
  • 10/18/00; sponsor: PrimeTime CLE Institute, L.L.C.; topic: “Ethics and Professionalism Issues Affecting Risk Management.”
  • 6/16/00; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association, Sole Practitioners & Small Firms Section; CLE ethics hour: “Professionalism as a Means for Risk Prevention.”
  • 10/20/99; sponsor: Greater Covington Bar Association; “Presentation on Professionalism.”
  • 3/19/98; sponsor: National Business Institute; seminar: "Practical Legal Ethics in Louisiana: Issues and Answers."
  • 4/1/97; sponsor: Loyola University School of Law, panel participant, “Integrity in the Legal Profession.”
  • 7/22/95; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; seminar: Multi-Topic CLE Seminar; topic: “Ethics in Mediation.”
  • 12/29/94; sponsor: Tulane Law School; seminar: CLE by the Hour; topic: “Ethics: Risk Prevention and Conflicts of Interest.”
  • 5/19-21/93, Orlando, Florida; sponsors: The American Institute of Architects, Professional Engineers in Private Practice (A Division of NSPE); and Victor O. Schinnerer & Co. Inc.; seminar: Thirty-Second Annual Meeting of Invited Attorneys; topic: "Ethical Considerations for Insurance Defense Attorneys."
  • 4/2/93; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; seminar: Compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act: Shared Experiences and Practical Solutions; topics: "Title III of the ADA" and "Ethical Considerations for Attorneys."
  • 12/2/92; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; seminar: New Orleans Ethics Hour.
  • 11/12-13/92, Chicago, Illinois; sponsor: National Health Lawyers Association; seminar: The Medical Staff: Legal Issues in a Changing Delivery System; topic: "Ethical Considerations for Attorneys in the Medical Staff Arena."
  • 10/23/92; sponsor: Tulane Law School; seminar: Litigation Institute: Get Organized! And Win! topic: "Ethics: A Panel Discussion."
  • 10/20/92; sponsor: Loyola Law Alumni Association; topic: "Continuing Legal Education Ethics program."
  • 9/9/92; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; topic: "Conflicts of Interest under the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct."
  • 12/3/91; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association; topic: "Ethics Seminar: The McKay Commission Report, 1991 - Are More Changes on the Horizon?"
  • 9/13/91; sponsor: Loyola Law School; topic: "An Overview of the New Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement including a Review of Evidentiary Issues."
  • 12/5/90; sponsor: Loyola Law School; topic: "New Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement."
  • 9/19/90; sponsor: New Orleans Bar Association; topic: "Louisiana's New Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement."
  • 4/21/90; sponsor: Tulane Law School; topic: "New Rules: Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement."
  • 11/15/89; sponsor: Academy of New Orleans Trial Lawyers; topic: "Trust Accounts."
  • 9/19/89; sponsor: New Orleans Bar Association; topic: "Ethical Considerations for Insurance Defense Lawyers."
  • 3/3/89; sponsor: Louisiana Society of Hospital Attorneys; topic: "Ethical Considerations."
  • 2/25/89; sponsor: Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel; topic: "Legal Ethics."
  • 12/16/88; sponsor: Tulane Law School; seminar: "Avoiding Legal Malpractice"; topic: "Who is the client? Ethical problems of representing a party when someone else is paying the bill."
  • 11/15/88; sponsor: Association for Women Attorneys; topic: "Conflicts of Interest under the Louisiana Rules of Professional Conduct."
  • 11/4/88; sponsor: Louisiana State Bar Association Young Lawyers Section; seminar: “Fine Tuning the Basic Skills of Litigation and Office Practice"; topic: "Ethical Considerations."

EXPERT TESTIMONY

Ms. Alston has been qualified by the court as an expert in legal ethics and professional responsibility in the following matters:

  • “ALDAR Investments, Inc., Kenneth G. Daniels, et al adv. Foley & Lardner, LLP,” in the U.S.D.C. - M.D. La., September 22, 2006
  • Motion to Quash Grand Jury Subpoena (proceeding under seal) by the Honorable Mary Ann Vial Lemmon, U.S.D.C.-E.D.La., approx. 2003.
  • “West v. Armant,” Docket No. 97-1557 in the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, by the Honorable Robin M. Giarrusso, approx. 1999.

Ms. Alston has testified as an expert witness in depositions in the following matters:

  • "Renee S. Hartz, M.D. v. Victor R. Farrugia, et al," pending in the U. S. District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana, February 9, 2009
  • “Liberty Mutual Insurance Company v. Jotun Paints, Inc., et al,” pending in the U.S. District Court - Eastern District of Louisiana, August 13, 2008
  • “ALDAR Investments, Inc., Kenneth G. Daniels, et al adv. Foley & Lardner, LLP,” pending in the U.S. District Court - Middle District of Louisiana, October 14, 2005
  • “Julie Guidry, et al v. Coregis Ins. Co., et al,” pending in the 14th JDC, Parish of Calcasieu, LA, docket number 98 4848, August 27, 2002
  • “Joseph K. West v. Wendell Gerard Armant and Wendell Gerard Armant, APLC,” April 8, 1999
  • “Dr. Harold Lundy v. the Board of Trustees for State Colleges and Universities, et al,” September 26, 1996
  • “Rice, Steinberg et al v. Cummings, Cummings & Dudenhefer,” June 8, 1994

Ms. Alston has provided numerous expert reports in matters involving potential or pending litigation which were settled prior to suit or trial.

PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT

1980-1984, associate, McGlinchey, Stafford, Mintz, Cellini & Lang; product liability, admiralty, and medical malpractice defense; general casualty defense.

1984-1986, associate, Lobman & Carnahan; product liability, admiralty, and general casualty defense; construction, medical malpractice, and commercial litigation.

1986-1987, partner, Lobman & Carnahan.

1987 to present, sole proprietor and president of Alston Law Firm, L.L.C., with experience in matters involving product liability, professional liability including legal and medical malpractice, insurance, construction, administrative, and commercial litigation; representation of professionals before state licensing and disciplinary (ethics) boards.

1993, 1996, employed as Special Counsel to the Judiciary Commission to investigate and prosecute two individual judges.

Currently, Ms. Alston’s practice is devoted exclusively to the fields of ethics and professional responsibility, where she serves as a counselor, litigator, and expert witness.

MISCELLANY

  • Participant, People-to-People Citizen Ambassadors program, Law and Legal Systems Delegation to Egypt, November 2008.
  • 2007 - 2008, member, Board of Directors, St. Tammany Humane Society; 2007 - present, pro bono counsel for the St. Tammany Humane Society.
  • Member and past president, North Shore Unitarian Universalist Society.
  • Lifetime member, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the local Greater Covington Chapter.
  • Ms. Alston is rated "AV" by Martindale-Hubbell.
  • Appointed Honorary Admiral in the Texas Navy, 4/1/1980, by Texas Governor William P. Clements, Jr., for legislative reform efforts while a law student.