THOMAS A. BORDELON was born in San Antonio, Texas on December 6, 1959. Mr. Bordelon graduated cum laude from Louisiana State University at Shreveport, where he was named recipient of the University Award in Economics, the highest award given by the faculty for outstanding achievement. Mr. Bordelon received his law degree from Louisiana State University Law Center in Baton Rouge. He was admitted to practice in 1993. He is a member of the Shreveport and Louisiana Bar Associations, and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. He is also a member of the Harry Booth Inns of Court. Mr. Bordelon is involved in civil and criminal litigation, with extensive trial experience in personal injury, medical malpractice, product liability, automobile and casualty insurance, family law and property. He is admitted to practice in all Louisiana courts, as well as the United States Western District and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has also served as an adjunct professor of law at LSU in Shreveport.