Admitted
1971, Florida, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1972, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Florida State University, J.D., with honors, 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Maryville College, B.A., 1963
Memberships
Blount County (President, 1981) and Tennessee (East Tennessee Vice-President, 1980-1981; Member, 1975-1984 and Chairman, 1981-1983, House of Delegates) Bar Associations; The Florida Bar.
Biographical
Omicron Delta Kappa; Delta Theta Phi; Florida State Gold Key. Member, Board of Student Advisors and Editor, Florida State University Law Review, 1969-1970. Law Clerk to Honorable W.O. Mehrtens, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of Florida, 1971. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1971-1974. Author: Eminent Domain-Discovery Limited by Work Product Rule, 43 Florida Bar Journal 1420, 1969.
Military
Capt., U.S. Army, 1963-1968