EDUCATION
Loyola Law School, New Orleans, J.D. 1982
Moot Court Board, 1981-82
National Moot Court Team, 1980
Teaching Assistant, 1980-81
A.J. Bonamo Research Assistant Scholarship
Academic Scholarships, 1979-82
Loyola Law Alumni Award, 1980
Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City
Certificate in Mexican Legal Studies and
International Law, 1981
University of the State of New York, B.A. 1978
Dual concentration in Political Science
and Fine Arts
Dean’s List
Educational Exchange Program, Soviet Union, 1969
EMPLOYMENT
Instructor, Testmasters, tutoring for MCAT, GMAT, LSAT, GRE 2005-2021
Instructor, Kaplan Educational Services 1982 – 1999
Staff counsel, Citizens Consulting, Inc. September 1993 – 2005
Roles: Director of ALERT, a litigation and training center for nonprofits, 1996 – 2005 and part-time Director of ACORN Fair Housing, and Representation of over 100 nonprofit organizations, providing corporate counsel services.
Executive Director, Louisiana Legal Consortium, a Federally-funded nonprofit program providing training, litigation support, and technical assistance to Legal Services offices in Louisiana. 1990 – 1993
Roles: Supervision of staff, planning of annual budget, design and implementation of continuing legal education seminars, preparation of practice manuals, coordination of statewide task forces, teaching, public speaking, client self-help training, statewide newsletter, paralegal and support staff training, liaison with LSC-funded national and regional support centers.
Staff Attorney, Southeast Louisiana Legal Services May 1985 – 1990
Instructor and coordinator of law programs, Kaplan Educational Center 1982 – 1999:
Associate Attorney, Law office of Michael L. Thiel, Hammond, Louisiana. General civil and criminal practice 1986 – 1988
Solo Law Practice, New Orleans 1982 – 1985
Instructor, Institute for Legal Studies 1983 – 1985
Instructor, Phillips College 1983 – 1984
CLE SEMINARS TAUGHT
Fair Labor Standards Act Update
Wage Claims
Overview of Consumer Law
Basic Lawyer Skills Training
Ethics
Louisiana Landlord-Tenant Law
Bankruptcy Overview
Bankruptcy for Family Law Practitioners
Bankruptcy for Housing Law Practitioners
Student Loan Litigation
Handling an Administrative Hearing
Discovery Techniques
Basics of Medicaid
Louisiana Unemployment Law
Legal Problems of Homeownership
Fair Housing Act
BAR ADMISSIONS
United States Supreme Court.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Louisiana; Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; and Western District of Michigan.
United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth Circuits.
ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS
Gillis W. Long Distinguished Public Service Award, 1993 recipient.
Teacher of the Year Award, Kaplan Educational Services, 1996.
Louisiana for Low Income Housing Today, founding board member and first president.
AIDSLaw of Louisiana, volunteer attorney.
Louisiana Center for Law-Related Education, board member.
Southeast Regional Health Law Training Advisory Group.
Southeast Training Center, board of directors.
LSBA Committee on Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts.
LSBA Consumer Law Section, board member.
Southeast Louisiana Legal Services Private Bar Involvement Program, volunteer attorney.
National Legal Aid and Defenders Association