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BIOGRAPHY
One
Galleria Blvd, Suite 1400
Metairie, La 70001
phone: 504.836.6516
e-mail: rsimmons@hmhlp.com
Born
September 13, 1945
Lifetime Resident of New Orleans
Hailey McNamara Law Firm (1982-Present)
·Managing Partner
U.S. Attorney's Office (1978-1982)
Federal Public Defender (1974-1978)
JAG Corp - U.S. Army (1970-1974)
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EDUCATION
George Washington
Univ. Law School; Master's of Law (L.L.M.) in Environmental Law
- May 1974
Judge Advocate
General's School (U.S. Army) at Univ. of Virginia Law School - Dec 1970
(Basic Course); June 1984 (Advanced Course)
Louisiana
State Univ. Law School: Juris Doctor - May 1970
Louisiana
State Univ.: Bachelor of Arts in Political Science -
May 1967
LAW SCHOOL HONORS AND ACTIVITIES
Member of
the Moot Court Board (1969, 1970)
Moot Court
Finalist - presented written and oral argument to the Louisiana Supreme
Court (1969-70)
Publication
in the Louisiana Law Review (1970)
Graduate
paper on the Lt. William Calley (My Lai, Vietnam) case (1973)
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Managing
Partner, Hailey, McNamara, Hall, Larmann & Papale (1982 to present)
CRIMINAL
DEFENSE
Representation
of co-defendant business partner of Governor Edwin Edwards indicted
on racketeering charges; all defendants acquitted in 1986.
Representation
of actor, Paul Burke, indicted along with New Orleans District Attorney,
Harry Connick, on gambling, racketeering and perjury charges (both
defendants acquitted July, 1990).
Representation
of Robert B. Evans, Jr., President of the Jefferson Parish Council
and CEO of Enterprise Savings and Loan, indicted on charges of bank
fraud and bribery. Despite testimony by a Greek fugitive (borrower),
Evans was acquitted of all charges.
Representation
of former State Senator Michael H. O'Keefe, Sr, indicted on charges
of insurance fraud and money laundering. After a conviction, the district
court granted a new trial based upon findings of perjury of a government
witness and government misconduct. After a lengthy appellate battle
(5 years), the conviction was re-instated.
Representation
of plant manager of Marine Shale Processors; investigation as to environmental
criminal matters; charges resolved by compromise.
Representation
of secretary to Baton Rouge District Attorney on perjury charges;
all charges dismissed.
Other
Representations
Nationwide
health care providers investigated by the Department of Justice.
Various medical professionals accused of Medicare and Medicaid fraud.
State
District Judge indicted on false statement to bank:
Shipyard executive investigated on government contract fraud;
Vice President of State bank charged with bank fraud.
Internet user accused of possesion of pornography.
CIVIL
DEFENSE
Representations
in Civil RICO and other complex litigation.
Representation
of insurance clients - CNA, Westport, AIG, Admiral, State Farm, Home/REM
Insurance.
Representation
of manufacturers - John Deere, Black & Decker, Homelite, Tampax,
Echo, Intermedics, Richards Manufacturing, Trailmobile, Chrysler.
Representation
of Louisiana attorneys in legal malpractice lawsuits.
Representation
of Directors and Officers.
Representation
of CEO and attorneys for failed financial institutions in lawsuits
brought by FSLIC/FDIC after institution closures.
Representation
of public officials (e.g. District Attorneys', Judiciary in civil
rights cases).
Representation
of Government contractors - Avondale Shipyards, Martin Marietta, Windham
Power Lifts
Assistant
United States Attorney (1978 to 1982) - substantial expertise in jury
trials and other federal litigation in the Eastern District of Louisiana
under U.S. Attorney John Volz as:
Chief of
Trials (1982) - Supervisor of all civil and criminal trial litigation.
Chief of
Criminal Division (1979-81). Supervisor of 18 criminal attorneys in
such areas as "white collar" crime, Federal program Fraud
political corruption, bank fraud, environmental, and IRS, violation.
Chief of
Civil Division (1978-79) supervisor over 8 civil attorney.
BRILAB
prosecutor (nationwide FBI undercover operation into Bribery in Labor).
Racketeering
and political corruption prosecutor (former Congressman, school board
president, police juror, French Quarter night club owners).
Assistant
Federal Public Defender, Eastern District of Louisiana (1974-1978)
Legal counsel
to indigent persons charged with federal crimes in the Eastern District.
Judge
Advocate in the United States Army, Lt. Colonel JAG Corp (retired).
Active
Duty (1970-74)
United
States Army Reserves (1974-98)
Appellate
representation of Lt. William Calley (My Lai, Vietnam incident) (1973-74)
Representation
of Captain Derrick Robertson accused in the Aberdeen Proving Grounds
sex scandals. (1996-97)
AWARDS
AND RECOGNITIONS
UNITED
STATES ARMY LEGION OF MERIT, presented by Deputy Judge Advocate General
upon retirement (June 1998).
DIRECTOR'S
AWARD from the Department of Justice for U.S. Attorney prosecution activities.
(1979-82) [Award Presented by Associate Attorney General Rudolph Guiliani
in ceremonies in the Great Hall Department of Justice, 1982]
SPECIAL
COMMENDATION from U.S. Attorney General Griffin Bell for prosecution
of "political scandal" prosecutions. [Award presented in ceremonies
in the Great Hall, Department of Justice, Wash., 1979]
LETTER
OF COMMENDATION from FBI Director William Webster for prosecution of
the New Orleans "BRILAB" case, resulting in the conviction
of a mafia leader and a high official in La. Government. (1981)
ARMY COMMENDATION
MEDAL with Oak Leaf Cluster. (1973, 1974)
ADMISSIONS
TO PRACTICE
U.S. Supreme
Court, Louisiana Supreme Court, all Louisiana courts, U.S. Fifth Circuit
and Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. District Courts in Louisiana
( Eastern, Middle and Western Districts), U.S. Court of Military Appeals.
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