William A. Eroche
billeroche@wwelaw.com

PERSONAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

DATE OF BIRTH:            January 17, 1961

MARITAL STATUS:        Married

LAW SCHOOL:               Louisiana State University Law Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Juris Doctor Degree - May 1986; Chief Coordinator, LSU Bar Review; Senior Class President; Chairman, Flory Trial Executive Committee; Vice President, Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity; Moot Court Board (Finalist in Trial Competition); Moot Court Student Advisor for Oral Advocacy; Finalist, LSU Flory Trials (Criminal Trial Competition); and American Bar Association (Student Division)

COLLEGE:                        Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Bachelor of Arts - May 1983.  Major in Political Science; Minors in English and Speech; President, Pi Sigma Alpha (Political Science Honor Society); Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society; Mu Sigma Rho Honor Society; Political Science Internship with U.S. Senate in Washington, D.C.; Political Science Internship with La. House of Representatives; LSU Pre-Law Association.

EXPERIENCE:

ú     Law Firm of Watkins, Walker & Eroche, Houma, La.; Partner in the firm.  Practice includes general practice and litigation in  multiple areas, personal injury, medical malpractice, corporate law, estate planning, wills and successions, family law, real estate, representation of government entities, etc.

ú    Hastings College of the Law, Trial Advocacy College, summer 1991; concentration in advanced litigation tactics.

ú     Law Firm of Pullaro, Cuccia & Eroche, Houma, Louisiana; Partner in the firm.  Practice included corporate law, personal injury, worker's compensation, family law, real estate, successions, security devices, bankruptcy, etc.

ú    Assistant Parish Attorney of Terrebonne Parish.  Represented Parish in code enforcement, condemnations, personal injury defense, Federal Emergency Management Agency litigation.

ú     Prosecutor for the City of Houma, La. 1987-88.

ú     Chairman, Terrebonne Parish Notarial Commission 1987-89.

ú     Louisiana Court of Appeals, First Circuit/Judge Walter I. Lanier, Thibodaux, Louisiana, Law Clerk.    Conducted research and proposed reports for deciding appeals and writ actions encompassing constitutional law, personal injury, boundary actions, criminal prosecutions, class actions, etc.

ú    Law Office of Johnny X. Allemand, Thibodaux, Louisiana; Law Clerk.  Conducted research, drafted pleadings, and provided proposals for cases involving personal injury, sales, successions, property, family law, etc.

ú     The Louisiana Banker's Association, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Law Clerk.  Participated in the 1984 revisions of La. Banking law, and the recodification of Title VI.

ú     Office of U.S. Senator Russell B. Long, Washington, D.C.; LSU Intern.  Handled daily constituent requests, and conducted analysis of the La. delegation's voting record relative to various issues.

ú     Louisiana House of Representatives/Fiscal Affairs Division, Baton Rouge, Louisiana; LSU Intern.  Participated in staff drafting and editing of proposed legislation.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

ú      Past-President and current member, Lafourche Parish Bar Association

ú      Past-President and current member, Terrebonne Parish Bar Association

ú      Louisiana State Bar

ú      U.S. District Court (Louisiana Eastern District)

ú      U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal

ú      U. S. Supreme Court

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS:

ú      President, Houma-Terrebonne Rotary Club

ú      Past-President and current Director, Chamber of Commerce of Greater Lafourche and the Bayou Region

ú      Member, Houma-Terrebonne Chamber of Commerce

ú      Member, Houma-Terrebonne Arts and Humanities Council, Inc.