Childress, Steven Alan: - Steven Alan Childress is a senior professor of law at Tulane University who also teaches its undergraduate course in notary law. He earned a JD from Harvard and his PhD from Berkeley. He practiced law in California and clerked for the federal court in Shreveport. Alan is the author of the best-selling prep supplement, Louisiana Notary Exam Sidepiece to the 2022 Study Guide, as well as the introductory guide, Become a Notary Public in Louisiana.