David Sherman Cook

Background

Cook, David Sherman was born on September 30, 1952 in Alexandria, Louisiana, United States. Son of Sherman Wilson and Patricia Jane Cook.

Education

Student, McNeese State University, 1970-1973; Juris Doctor, Louisiana State University, 1976.

Career

Associate, Devillier & Ardoin, Eunice, Louisiana, 1976-1978; associate, Mouton & Jeansonne, Lafayette, Louisiana, 1978-1981; partner, Hannah, Cook & Kaufman, Lafayette, 1981-1983; private practice, Lafayette, since 1983. Instructor U. Southwestern Louisiana, 1981-1982. Mediator Arbitration Forums, Inc., since 1992.

Achievements

• David Sherman Cook has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lector St. John's Cathedral, Lafayette, 1981-1989. Instructor Diocese Lafayette Marriage Tribunal, 1988-1989. Board directors Lafayette National History Museum and Planetarium, 1992-1994, president, 1993-1994.

Member American Arbitration Association (member panel arbitrators since 1992), American Inns Court, Louisiana Bar Association, Lafayette Parish Bar Association, Louisiana Association Defense Counsel., Lafayette Parish Law Library., Blue Key.

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, religion, astronomy.

Connections

Married Nanette Clare Simon, August 6, 1982. Children: Clare Michelle, Emily Colleen, John Sherman, Eleanor Anne Cook, Christopher David Cook.

Father:

Sherman Wilson Cook

Mother:

Patricia Jane Cook

Spouse:

Nanette Clare Simon

child:

Christopher David Cook

child:

Emily Colleen Cook

child:

Clare Michelle Cook

child:

Eleanor Anne Cook

child:

John Sherman Cook