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Richard K. Leefe:

Richard K. Leefe was the founder of the firm that now exists as Leefe, Gibbs, Sullivan, Dupré & Aldous. He has been practicing law for twenty-five years. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Leefe graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelors degree in engineering in 1969. Upon graduation, he worked as an engineer and then entered the United States Army receiving a commission as a Combat Engineer. He served in the Viet Nam war and commanded a line company of combat engineers in the Mekong Delta during 1970. Upon returning from Viet Nam, he attended Loyola School of Law where he attained honors as an Editor of the Loyola Law Review and graduated as one of the top graduates in his class. A few years after his graduation, the law school asked him to join the adjunct faculty and he has now completed twenty-three years as a professor, teaching junior and senior law students.

Mr. Leefe is the author of major legal treatises; Louisiana Code of Evidence; Practice Guide, 1^st Edition 1990, and 2^ndEdition 1998 (Lexis Law Publishers); Case and Materials on Louisiana Negotiable Instrument Law, three editions, Loyola University Publisher, Cases and Materials in Evidence, two editions published by Loyola University. These respectively address the Rules of Evidence covering the presentation of evidence at trial, and the Uniform Commercial Code sections dealing with commercial paper, bank deposits and collections, and related matters. His evidence book is widely used by judges and practicing lawyers in Louisiana, and his book relative to commercial paper is used annually as the course book in that area at Loyola School of Law. In addition to teaching law school, he annually teaches a section of mandatory continuing legal education for Louisiana lawyers dealing with the rules of evidence, ethics and courtroom matters.

As an engineer, early in his career, Mr. Leefe was asked to provide representation in many matters which dealt with engineering questions, many, if not most, of which were maritime related cases involving vessel, cargo and personal injury claims. He has years of experience representing ship owners, stevedores, shipping agents, surveyors, insurance underwriters, and maritime suppliers. He has been counsel for Gulf Oil Company, Getty Oil Company and Texaco. In addition, he has spent many years dealing with international transactions, and has traveled virtually all over the world. He has personally handled matters in the England, Germany, Singapore, Brazil, Scotland, Cayman Islands, Bahamas, Canada, as well as the United States.

Mr. Leefe has extensive experience as a trial attorney and has tried cases in many of the states of the United States, having handled matters in New York, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Minnesota, Washington, California, Pennsylvania, Missouri, and Texas. He has appeared in both federal and state courts. Mr. Leefe has received special honors from the Loyola School of Law, the Louisiana Bar Association and the Republican Party.

Mr. Leefe has been active in American politics and acted on behalf of President George Bush in the presidential election campaign in Louisiana in 1992. Mr. Leefe is married with four children and lives in the New Orleans area.

George L. Gibbs:

George L. Gibbs earned his juris doctor degree from Loyola Law School and has been practicing for over twenty-seven years. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Gibbs graduated from the University of New Orleans with a degree in political science and served as a line officer in the United States Navy until 1971. His background in the military and aviation has involved extensive experience with the aviation community.

Mr. Gibbs' practice has been primarily concentrated in commercial transactions and business litigation. He has an extensive background in commercial transactions and has worked heavily in the fields of banking and international trade. He has years of experience in bringing transactions to fruition and assuring compliance with all necessary laws and technical details. Mr. Gibbs also acts as an arbitrator in contract and commercial transactions and serves on the panel of arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association.

Mr. Gibbs is married and has three children and lives in the New Orleans area.

Jerry W. Sullivan was born on September 18, 1961, in Madison, West Virginia. He received a B.S. degree in Chemistry and Political Science from the University of South Alabama, cum laude. Thereafter, Mr. Sullivan graduated with high honors (Magna Cum Laude) from Loyola Law School in 1985. During his tenure at Loyola, Mr. Sullivan served as a member of the Editorial Board of the Loyola Law Review and authored Jones and Llaughlin v. Pfeiffer: The Ramifications of Inflationary Calculations 30 Loy. L. Rev. (1984).

Prior to entering private practice, Mr. Sullivan served as a law clerk for the Honorable Judge Peter H. Beer of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Following his tenure in the Federal District Court, Mr. Sullivan became associated with the law firm of Halpern & Daigle, where he practiced until 1994.

Mr. Sullivan practices primarily in the fields of insurance defense, corporate governance, commercial litigation, and bankruptcy law. He is active in the Louisiana, Florida, and American Bar Associations, as well as the Young Lawyers Association. Mr. Sullivan is admitted to practice law in the jurisdictions of Louisiana and Florida and is further licensed to practice before both federal and state courts in both jurisdictions. His practice requires him to travel to the Salt Lake City, Utah area frequently, where he represents a number of large private and public companies.

Arthur D. Dupré, Jr. was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on February 28, 1958. He received his undergraduate degree in accounting from Louisiana State University in 1980. He graduated from Paul M. Hebert Law Center at Louisiana State University in 1983. Immediately upon graduation, he joined the tax department at Deloitte, Haskins, & Sells, public accounting firm. In 1987, Mr. Dupré joined the law firm of Leefe, Donelon, Donelon & Voorhies. While there he practiced in the areas of maritime and commercial litigation, including injury/property damage defense in both federal and state courts. Mr. Dupré is now a partner in the firm and is continuing his practice in the same areas of law. Mr. Dupré was commissioned in 1989 as a First Lieutenant in the Louisiana Army National Guard as a member of the Judge Advocate General's Office.

Jeffrey N. Aldous was born in Albuquerque, New Mexico on September 21, 1959. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University in 1985, and subsequently received his Juris Doctorate from Loyola University of New Orleans in May, 1988.

During his final year at Loyola Law School, Mr. Aldous served as a clerk to the Honorable George Arceneaux, Jr., in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. Following his graduation and success in passing the Louisiana State Bar Examination, Mr. Aldous began his legal career in intellectual property law in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Upon his relocation to the Salt Lake City, Utah area, Mr. Aldous practiced initially in high profile personal injury litigation. Thereafter, Mr. Aldous became associated with the firm of Trask, Britt & Rossa, where he again focused on an intellectual property practice. In February of 1992, Mr. Aldous accepted a position as Legal Counsel to Nu Skin International, Inc., where his responsibilities encompassed serving as general counsel to Nu Skin Canada and for coordinating and directing all international intellectual property matters. In June of 1995, Mr. Aldous became a partner in the firm of Daigle, Sullivan, Dupré & Aldous, with offices in both New Orleans, Louisiana and Provo, Utah, until that firm merged to become Leefe, Gibbs, Sullivan, Dupré & Aldous. Mr. Aldous' field of expertise includes the areas of intellectual property.

Mr. Aldous is admitted to the Bar Associations for the States of Utah (1989) and Louisiana (1988), including all state and federal courts within those jurisdictions. He also is a member of the Intellectual Property Section of the American Bar Association and the International Trademark Association and the Cosmetics, Toiletry and Fragrance Association. Mr. Aldous is currently married and has four children. He resides in Provo, Utah.

Charlsey Wolff

A cum laude graduate from Tulane Law School in 1986, Charlsey Wolff has worked as a practicing attorney in the areas of domestic relations, worker's compensation, personal injury and property law. Ms. Wolff is admitted to practice before all state courts in Louisiana and the United States District Court for the Eastern District Court of Louisiana. She is married to Bennett Wolff, a practicing attorney and she has two children. Ms. Wolff also received her M.A. in French Literature from the University of New Orleans in 1992 and speaks French fluently. She also enjoys travel and golf.

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