Frank Fertitta was admitted to the Louisiana Bar in 1967 and simultaneously served as Captain in the U.S. Army from 1967 to 1969. Mr. Fertitta was a Senior Partner in Lane, Fertitta, Janney & Thomas engaged in over thirty years of active litigation practice in the areas of casualty, products liability, medical malpractice, professional liability and insurance law. He is presently a Partner with the firm of Seale, Smith, Zuber & Barnette. He has lectured extensively in the fields of litigation, ethics, insurance law, and trial practice in numerous Continuing Legal Education programs including those sponsored by La. State Bar Association, La. Association of Defense Counsel, American Inns of Court, and Baton Rouge Bar Association. Mr. Fertitta has been a maps mediator since 2000.