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I am a member and co-manager of The Derbes Law Firm, LLC, where I practices in the areas of bankruptcy law, commercial litigation, tax, real estate, and probate and successions. Previously, I practiced as a judge advocate in the 82d Airborne Division from 1990 to 1994. I am a member of the Louisiana State Bar, the State Bar of Texas, the State Bar of Wisconsin, the Federal Bar Association, the Jefferson Bar Association, and the St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association. I am currently a director and the treasurer of the St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Association in New Orleans. In 2014, I had the privilege to serve as President of the Jefferson Bar Association. I received my Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis and my Juris Doctorate degree from Marquette University, School of Law. I have been married for 32 years. My wife, Rebecca, and I have five adult children. In my spare time, I enjoy chess and photography.
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State: Texas
Acquired: 1999
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State: Louisiana
Acquired: 1995
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State: Wisconsin
Acquired: 1990
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3027 Ridgelake Dr, Metairie, LA, 70002-4924
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2024
Evangeline Award, St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers' Association
2020
AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2015
Volunteer of the Year, Jefferson Bar Association Auxilary
2023 - Present
Member, The Derbes Law Firm, LLC
2022 - 2023
Chief Deputy Clerk, United States Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Louisiana
1995 - 2022
Member, The Derbes Law Firm, LLC
1990 - 1994
Assistant Staff Judge Advocate, United States Army Jag Corps
2022 - Present
The Judge Jerry A. Brown Louisiana Bankruptcy Inn of CourtMaster
2010 - Present
St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers' AssociationMember
1995 - Present
Jefferson Bar AssociationMember
2023 - 2023
St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers AssociationPresident
2014 - 2014
Jefferson Bar AssociationPresident
1999 - 2000
Jefferson Bar Association Young Lawyers AssociationChairman
Court struck the bankruptcy filing and sanctioned the filer.
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1990
Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
1987
BSBA
2024
Taxes and Bankruptcy
2024
"Successions: Avoiding Litigation," [with Hon. Shayna Beevers Morvant and Eric M. Schorr]
2021
“Bankruptcy Pitfalls and Issues in Family Law” [with Mark S. Goldstein]
2019
Discharge and Dischargeability
2015
Title 12 (Entity Law) Revisions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
English