J. Lee Alcock, Jr. joined us in November 2003 as Senior Attorney, a position he held until being appointed Associate General Counsel in August 2007. He has nearly 20 years of energy industry experience and immediately prior to joining us was with Ocean Energy Inc. as Senior Attorney for six years. Prior to Ocean Energy, Inc., he was engaged in energy related work within a private law practice in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for 10 years. Mr. Alcock holds both a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and a Juris Doctor degree from Louisiana State University.