Admitted
1981, Florida; 1988, Rhode Island; 1995, Tennessee
Law School
Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
Brown University, B.A., 1975
Memberships
Nashville, Rhode Island, Tennessee, American and International Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.
Biographical
Member, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1979-1981. Columnist, Tennessee Association of Business Insider monthly newsletter on topical legal and other issues, 1998—. Author: “Your Intellectual Property and GATT,” The Brown University World Business Advisory, May 1, 1991; “What Failure of the GATT Talk Mean,” The Brown University World Business Advisory, January 1, 1991; “Doing Business Abroad? Heed Foreign Trade Regs,” Providence Business News, January 2, 1989; “R.I. Cos. May Be Unaware of Anti-Boycott Laws,” Providence Business News, November 7, 1988; “Take a Hard Look at Licensing,” Providence Business News, September 26, 1988; “The Pittfalls of Corrupt Practices,” Providence Business News, June 6, 1988; “The Caribbean Basin Exchange of Information Draft Agreement: A Technical Analysis,” 19 International Lawyer, September 1985; “Tax Planning Under Foreign Tax Corporation Rules,” International Law Quarterly, June-July 1985. Co-Author: “Foreign Sales Corporations: Export Analysis and Planning,” Taxes, March 1985; “Regulation of Financial Planners,” Professional Reference Series, 1984. Project Manager, Applachian Regional Commission, Tennessee Quality Award, September 1996—August 1998. Assistant Commissioner, Business Development, Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development, March 1995—September 1996. Providence Business News Columnist, 1988. International Business Columnist, Industry and Business News on the Suncoast, 1983-1984. Member: Board of Advisors (appointed by Tennessee Governor Don Sundquist), Wang Center for International Business, The University of Memphis, 1998—; Nashville Committee on Foreign Relations, 1994—. President, Global Competitiveness Council (Tennessee Association of Business affiliate), September 1998—; Tennessee Intellectual Property Law Association, 1999.