Professor of Law
mfranks@sulc.edu
(225) 771-4900 ext. 209

Courses taught: constitutional law, conflicts, evidence, Louisiana family law, matrimonial regimes, advanced legal writing, legal negotiation, and agency and partnership.

Professor Franks joined the Law Center faculty in 1990 and was promoted to professor in 2004. He served as an Associate Professor of Law at the Université de Cergy-Pontoise (Université de Paris X, Cergy) from August 1992 to August 1993, where he designed introductory American-law curriculum and taught French law students basic American-law courses, including Introduction to the Anglo-American Legal System, Constitutional Law, Torts, Civil Procedure and Evidence.

After admission to the bar in 1968, Prof. Franks served as Law Clerk to Chief Justice John A. Dixon of the Supreme Court of Louisiana and then as Assistant District Attorney for the City of New Orleans. Following this, he created and developed a family law practice.

Professor Franks received his B.S. from Memphis State University, where he majored in political science and minored in speech and debate. He received his J.D. from Memphis State University in 1968.

Professor Franks, a licensed airline pilot and certified flight instructor, is widely traveled in United States, Canada, Europe, Africa and the Caribbean. He is knowledgeable both in the common law and the civil law and is fluent in French.