Admitted
1979, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
Law School
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Pfeiffer College, B.A., 1976
Memberships
Knoxville (President, 2002), Tennessee (District Rep., Young Lawyer's Conference, 1985-1990; Chair, Litigation Section, 1993-1994; Member, House of Delegates, 1991—; Board of Governors, 1999—; Vice President, 2002-2003; Board of Directors, Tennessee Client Protection Fund, 1997) and American Bar Associations; Knoxville Barristers (President, 1989); Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; National Institute of Municipal Law Officers
Biographical
Delta Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Contributing Author: 6th Circuit Federal Practice Guide, Lawyers Cooperative Pub. Co. (1996). Master of the Bench: Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court (President, 1998). Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Criminal Law. Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court. Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, Eastern Section. Special Judge and Referee, Knox County Juvenile Court, 1979-1981. Special Counsel to Knoxville City Council, 1985—. Assistant City Attorney, City of Knoxville, 1981-1984. Member, District 2 Credentials Committee. Hearing Officer, Board of Professional Responsibility. Chair, Tennessee Fund for Client Protection, 2002. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; Knoxville Bar Foundation; Tennessee Young Lawyers Conference.