Bar Admissions:

• Louisiana (1988)
• United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• United States Supreme Court

Education:

• Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, New Orleans, Louisiana (J.D., 1988)
  • Law Review, Articles Editor
  • Moot Court, Legal Research and Writing Teaching Assistant
• University of New Orleans, New Orleans, Louisiana (B.A., 1971)

Prior Experience:

• Hemelt & Foshee, L.L.C., New Orleans, Louisiana, Partner
• Milling Benson Woodward, L.L.P., New Orleans, Louisiana, Partner
• Adams & Reese, New Orleans, Louisiana, Partner
• Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, Enforcement Agent

Publications:

• Co-Editor, The Railway Labor Act (2d ed. 2005)
• Looziana ‘Razoo’ on Employee Loyalty, A La Carte (September/October 2001)
• Remedial Employment Law: Rule Number One, A La Carte (March/April 2000)
• Nothing New: Unwrapping the Packaging of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, 33 Loyola Law Review 1076 (1988)
• The Handgun Liability Duel: Choosing Your Weapons in Louisiana, 31 Loyola Law Review 1014 (1986)

Memberships:

• New Orleans, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations

Firm Administration:

• Mr. Duran is the Managing Partner of the firm’s New Orleans office, and sits on the firm’s Executive Committee