Current Employment Position(s)

Partner, since 1964

Areas of Practice

• Oil & Gas
• Personal Injury -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Toxic Torts
• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Products Liability Law

Representative Clients

• CNA
• Halliburton Company
• Kemper Group
• Louisiana Farm Bureau Insurance Company

Representative Cases

• Brown v. Sears, Roebuck and Co., 514 So.2d 439 (La. 1987)
• Hebert v. Brazzel, 403 So.2d 1242 (La. 1981)
• Rue v. State, Dept. of Highways, 372 So.2d 1197 (La. 1979)
• Christofferson v. Halliburton Co., 617 F.2d 403 (C.A.5 (La.) 1980)
• Keener v. Transworld Drilling Co., 468 F.2d 729 (C.A.5 (La.) 1972)

West Practice Categories

Oil & Gas, Personal Injury -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Products Liability Law

Bar Admissions

• Louisiana, 1964
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1969
• U.S. District Court Western District of Louisiana, 1965
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1972

Professional Associations and Memberships

• International Association of Insurance Counsel, 1982 - Present
• American Board of Trial Advocates, 1989 - Present
• President, Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel, 1987 - 1988
• President, Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, 1978 - 1979
• President, Lake Charles Fire & Police Civil Service Board, 1976 - 1982

Honors and Awards

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, 1982
• Inductee, Louisiana State University Law Center Hall of Fame, 1987
• The Order of the Coif, 1964
• Phi Kappa Phi, 1964

Education

• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1964
  J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
  Honors: cum laude
• Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1964
  LL.B., Bachelor of Law
  Honors: cum laude
• Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 1959
  B.S., Bachelor of Science

Fraternities/Sororities

• Kappa Alpha
• Phi Delta Phi

References

• 1st Federal Savings & Loan
• Gulf National Bank

Address

1123 Pithon Street
P.O. Drawer 1705
Lake Charles, LA 70602

Phones

(337) 436-0522

Faxes

(337) 436-9637

Websites

http://www.psnlaw.com