Experience

Rating: 9.9 (Superb)

Honors

1998

Health Law Writing Competition Award, State Bar of Texas Health Law Section

1987

Best Student Law Review Article, Vinson & Elkins

1986

Member, Louisiana Law Review

1985

Scholastic Honor Society, Beta Gamma Sigma

1982

Certified Public Accountant (inactive), Louisiana State Board of CPA's

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Work Experience

2000 - Present

Of Counsel, Onebane Law Firm

1991 - Present

Professor, LSU in Shreveport

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Associations

2007 - Present

Alliance Defense Fund

Allied Attorney

Louisiana State Bar Association

Member

1996 - 1997

Louisiana Tax Law Advisory Commission

Chairman

1994 - 1995

Tax & Estate Planning Council of Shreveport

President

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Education

1998

University of Houston Law Center

LL.M - Master of Laws

1988

New York University School of Law

LL.M - Master of Laws

1987

Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

JD - Juris Doctor

1985

Northeast Louisiana University

MBA

1976

Northeast Louisiana University

BA - Bachelor of Arts

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Speaking Engagements

2011

2011 Annual Bioethics Conference

LSU Medical School

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Publications

2017

Louisiana Law Review Seeking a Definition of Medical Futility with Reference to the Louisiana Natural Death Act

2015

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review Law, Bioethics and Medical Futility: Defining Patient Rights at the End of Life

2013

Taxation of Exempts The Contraceptive Mandate Under the Affordable Care Act: Employing the Internal Revenue Code and Administrative Treasury Regulations as the Substantive Measure of Religious Liberty

2011

Journal of Nursing Law Establishing an Analytical Framework in Law and Bioethics for Nurses Engaged in the Provision of Palliative Sedation (lead author, with Charles J. Paine, M.D. and Tanya Kyle Parker, RN, MSN, FNP)

2010

Exempt Organization Tax Review At the Intersection of Tax Policy and Bioethics: Considering Tax-Exempt Status in the Context of Palliative Sedation to Unconsciousness (lead author, with Charles J. Paine, M.D.)

2009

Journal of Medicine and Law Federal Income Tax Policy and Abortion in the United States

2007

Journal of Multistate Taxation Louisiana Income Tax Credits for Motion Picture and Television Productions with Douglas Bible, Ph.D. and Stanley Hays, D.B.A.)

2007

International Handbook of Psychopathic Disorders and the Law, Wiley & Sons Law, Public Policy and the Economics of Crime Rooted in Psychopathic Disorders(lead author, with Harvey W. Rubin, Ph.D., Timothy Shaughnessy, Ph.D., and Jean Hollenshead, Ph.D.)

2005

State Tax Notes The Louisiana Tax Credit for Rehabilitation of Historic Structures: A Policy Recommendation

2005

Employee Benefit Plan Review Employers, Ethics and Managed Care(lead author, with Lisa A. Burke, Ph.D.)

2004

Behavioral Sciences and the Law Life Insurance, Living Benefits and Physician-Assisted Death(lead author, with Harvey Rubin, Ph.D. and William Winslade, Ph.D., J.D.)

2004

Journal of Multistate Taxation The Louisiana Tax Credit for Rehabilitation of Historic Structures

2004

Journal of Health Care Quality Contemplating Employer Funding for Faith-Based Addiction Recovery Treatment (lead author, with Lisa A. Burke, Ph.D.)

2003

Tax Notes Tax Policy and the Blood Supply

2003

The Tax Adviser (AICPA) Income Taxation of Inflation-Indexed Debt Instruments

2002

Houston Journal of Health Law and Policy Organ Procurement and Tax Policy

2001

Journal of Taxation Taxation and the Human Body: An Analysis of Transactions Involving Kidneys

1999

Loyola Law Review The Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Medical Treatment Under Louisiana Law

1999

Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics Informed Consent and the Refusal of Medical Treatment in the Correctional Setting (lead author, with Chares J. Paine, M.D.)

1999

Saint Louis University Law Journal Washington v. Glucksberg and Vacco v. Quill: An Analysis of the Amicus Curiae Briefs and the Supreme Court's Majority and Concurring Opinions

1998

Oil, Gas & Energy Tax Quarterly Production Payments and the Economic Interest Requirement of Treas. Reg. § 1.636-3(a)(1)

1996

Louisiana Bar Journal Recent Developments in Trusts, Estates and Immovable Property Law

1996

Loyola Law Review The Distinction Between a Building Contract and a Sales Contract Under the Louisiana Sales and Use Tax Scheme

1995

Oil & Gas Tax Quarterly The Characterization of Economically-Recoverable Cushion Gas and Line Pack Gas as Depreciable Property

1995

Journal of Taxation Rev. Proc. 69-21 and Section 174: The Deductibility of Indirect Costs Incurred in the Development of Internal Use Computer Software

1994

Louisiana Law Review The Usufruct of the Surviving Spouse Under Civil Code Article 890 and the Legitime of the Decedent's Children by a Prior Marriage (with William T. F. Dykes)

1994

Lagniappe Potential Adverse Tax Consequences Attending an Unexpected Mid-Stream Change in Character of an LLC

1994

Louisiana Bar Journal The Classification of Louisiana Limited Liability Companies for Income Tax Purposes and Related Drafting Considerations

1993

Louisiana Bar Journal Recent Developments in Taxation

1992

Louisiana Bar Journal A Primer on Income Taxes and the Cancellation of Debt

1991

Louisiana Bar Journal Recent Developments in Taxation

1987

Louisiana Law Review The Lessor's Royalty and Take-or-Pay Payments and Settlements Under Gas Sales Contracts in Louisiana

1987

Louisiana Bar Journal Recent Developments in Taxation

1986

Louisiana Law Review Costs Deductible by the Lessee in Accounting to Royalty Owners for Production of Oil or Gas

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