Admitted
1976, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School
University of Memphis, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of Memphis, B.S., 1969
Memberships
Jackson-Madison County (President, 1990), Tennessee and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Associate Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Associate Member).
Biographical
Staff Member, University of Memphis Law Review, 1972-1974. Author: Real Estate - Mechanics' and Materialmen's Liens in Tennessee, 5 Mem. L. Rev. 359, (Spring 1975); Constitutional Law Tennessee, Nuisance Statute Declared Unconstitutional, 4 Mem. L. Rev. 619 (Spring 1974); Taxation - Mutual Funds be Valued at Redemption Price, 4 Mem. L. Rev. 184 (Fall 1973). Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Decedent's Estates; Jackson-Madison County Bar Association Pro Bono Award, 1989. Assistant State Attorney General, Tennessee, 1976-1979. Graduate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy National Session, 1979. General Civil Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31. (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization; Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy).