• B.A. Political Science, Louisiana State University, 1967
• Juris Doctorate, Louisiana State University, 1973

Honors and Societies:

• Member: Sigma Chi Fraternity, Phi Eta Sigma, Phi Alpha Delta

Employment:

• Crawford and Company Insurance Adjusters,
  1967 - 1968
• Continental Insurance Company, Adjuster, Claims Supervisor, 1968 - 1970
• McCollister, Belcher, McCleary, Fazio, Mixon, Holliday, and Jones,
  1971 - 1973
• Law Offices of Gordon, Fayard, and Tyler, 1973 - 1977
• Law Offices af Fayard, Beam, and Miciotto, 1978 - 1982
• Law Offices of Fayard and Snell, 1983 - 1986
• Rick Fayard and Associates, 1987 - Present
• Bossier-Webster Parish Indigent Defender Board, Chairman, 1976 - 1980
• Bossier City Prosecutor, 1978 - 1980
• Bossier City Attorney, 1980 - 1982
• Bossier Medical Center Board of Directors, 1980 - 1986, Chairman,
  1984 - 1986
• Bossier City YMCA, Board of Directors President, 1983
• Airline High School Booster Club President, 1986 - 1988
• Independence Bowl Advisory Committee, 1987 - 1992

Member:

• Bossier Parish Bar Association
• Louisiana State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Louisiana Trial Lawyers Association
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America
• Exchange Club
• Bossier Chamber of Commerce
• Barksdale Air Force Eagles
• Palmetto Country Club
• Stonebridge Golf Club
• Petroleum Club
• L.S.U. Alumni Association

Licensed in:

• All Louisiana Courts
• United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana
• United States 5th Circuit of Appeals
• United States Claims Court
• United States Tax Court
• United States Supreme Court

Licensed Pro Hac Vice in:

• California, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Florida, New York, Illinois

Personal Interests:

• Golf
• Coaching: 23 years
• Junior Football, Junior Basketball, Dixie Baseball
• Manager, Bossier City American Legion Baseball Team, Bossier Phillies,
  1982 - 1989
• Founder, Bossier Dixie Baseball, Inc.
  

Representation For:

• Bossier Medical Center
• Lagnaippe Hospital Corporation
• Monroe Medical Clinic Against the Hospital Corporation of America
• Numerous Physicians, Attorneys, and Certified Public Accountants
• Insurance Companies and Insurance Agencies (Defense Practice)
• Criminal Defense

Cases Handled:

• Trail Practice
• Personal Injury
• Criminal Matters
• Contracts
• Unfair Trade Practice (Louisiana Precedent Setting Case - Monroe Medical Clinic v. Hospital Corp. of America) 622 So2d 760 (LA App 2nd Cir 1993)
• Professional Errors and Omissions

Additional Education:

• Successfully Completed - Expert Trial Course of the American Trial Lawyers Association, College of Advocacy at Harvard University, June 1993

Charities Previously Represented (Fund Raising):

• St. Jude Children's Hospital
• Northwest State School
• United Way
• Kidney Foundation
• Evangel Christian Academy
• March of Dimes
• Boy Scouts