Position:
Litigation and Transaction Attorney at Hopkins Law Firm, Adjunct Professor at Kaplan
Work:
Hopkins Law Firm
since Sep 2000
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Litigation and Transaction Attorney
Kaplan
since Apr 2008
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Adjunct Professor
Kasowitz, Benson, Torres & Friedman LLP
Feb 2005 - Oct 2009
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Litigation Attorney
Write My Speech.com
- Lake Charles, Louisiana Area Jan 1997 - Jan 2007
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Founder, Speech Writer, and Communication Consultant
Delta School of Business and Technology
Jan 2000 - Apr 2005
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Professor
KPLC-TV
Jan 2001 - Jan 2005
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News Guest
U.S. District Court, Western District of Louisiana
Jun 2003 - Nov 2004
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Federal Law Clerk
14th Judicial District Court, Lake Charles, Louisiana
Aug 1999 - Aug 2000
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State Law Clerk
U.S. Attorney's Office, Middle District of Louisiana
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana Area May 1998 - Jun 1999
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Federal Law Clerk
Louisiana Attorney General's Office, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 1996 - Jun 1998
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Law Clerk
The White House
May 1995 - Jul 1995
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White House Intern
The Contraband
Jun 1994 - Jun 1995
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Executive Editor
U.S. House of Representatives
- Washington D.C. Metro Area Jul 1993 - Aug 1993
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Congressional Intern
United States Senate
May 1993 - Jul 1993
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U.S. Senate Intern
Education:
Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center 1996 - 1999
JD, Law
Louisiana State University 1995 - 1996
B.A., English/Mass Communications
McNeese State University 1992 - 1995
Harvard University 1994 - 1994
GPGC 1986 - 1989
Interests:
Aviation, community theatre, volunteer opportunities, travel, home improvement, investing, research and writing
Honor & Awards:
Louisiana Bar Journal, Editorial Board, 2003-05. Assisted with creating and developing ideas and writing and editing articles for the Louisiana Bar Association’s official journal, which is distributed to nearly 20,000 attorneys six times per year. Articles included a series on Louisiana’s Justices of the Peace and a book review of the late Professor Lee Hargrave’s history of the LSU Law Center. Also published in the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys’ Journal.
Southwest Louisiana Bar Association, Executive Committee, 2003-05. Editor, The Sidebar, the Association’s official bar journal, 2002-2005; President’s Award, 2002 and 2003.