David Green | Attorney

David  Green is a graduate of McNeese State University and has a strong background in law enforcement and criminal law. While earning his undergraduate degree, he served as a deputy sheriff with the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office for nine years, seven of which he worked as a detective handling narcotics, vice and asset forfeiture cases.  Green then earned his law degree and worked as an attorney for fifteen years, gaining both criminal defense and prosecutorial experience. He served as an Assistant District Attorney in Harris County, Texas, and then in Calcasieu Parish, where he worked for three years.  While there, Green was appointed as the prosecuting attorney for the Combined Anti-Drug Task Force (CAT) in Calcasieu Parish.  He is a criminal law instructor at McNeese and also provides training for the McNeese Forensic Chemistry class.  He serves as the legal instructor for the CIT (Crisis Intervention Team) program, which is a collaborative educational effort between area law enforcement, healthcare providers and mental health organizations. Green has also been an instructor at the Calcasieu Parish Regional Training Academy where he taught newly recruited police officers and sheriff’s deputies various legal aspects including Louisiana criminal law and procedure, police report writing and search and seizure law.
Mr. Green is one of only a few attorneys in the region with a law enforcement background. He is licensed to practice in Louisiana and Texas, and has practiced extensively in both state and federal courts.  Green is a member of the Louisiana and Texas State Bar Associations, the Louisiana Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, and the National College for DWI Defense.