Current Employment Position(s)

Attorney

Areas of Practice

• Environmental Law
• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Construction Litigation
• Insurance Coverage
• Contract Disputes

Representative Cases

• Hubbs v. Anco Insulations, Inc.,, 747 So.2d 804, 1998-2570 (La.App. 1 Cir. 1999)
• Ewing v. Armstrong World Industries, Inc.,, 846 So.2d 813, 2002-918 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2003)
• Melerine v. State, 773 So.2d 831, 148 Oil & Gas Rep. 213, 2000-0162 (La.App. 4 Cir. 2000)
• Fontenot v. Southwestern Offshore Corp.,, 771 So.2d 679, 1999-1559 (La.App. 3 Cir. 2000)
• Royer v. Citgo Petroleum Corp.,, 53 F.3d 116 (5th Cir.(La.) 1995)
• Hollier v. Union Texas Petroleum Corp.,, 972 F.2d 662, 1993 A.M.C. 1366 (5th Cir.(La.) 1992)

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Contracts, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Insurance Law, Litigation & Appeals

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1978
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Louisiana, 1979
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1981
• U.S. District Court Middle District of Louisiana, 1981
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1979
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1984

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Lafayette Parish Bar Association, 2006 (Board Member)
• Louisiana State Bar Association (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Member)

Honors and Awards

• "AV" Rated by Martindale Hubbell

Education

• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1978
  J.D.
  Honors: Member, Moot Court Board
• Wake Forest University, Wake Forest, North Carolina, 1975
  B.A.

Address

1200 Camellia Boulevard
Suite 300
Lafayette, LA 70508

Phones

337-237-2660

Faxes

337-266-1232

Emails

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Websites

http://www.onebane.com