Admitted
1965, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Tennessee, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., 1964
Law School Graduation Year
1964
College
University of Tennessee, B.S., 1966
Memberships
Montgomery County (President, 1974), Tennessee (Vice-President, 1981-1982; Board of Governors, 1982-1994; Vice President, 1995-1996; President Elect, 1996-1997; President, 1997-1998; Immediate Past President, 1998-1999), federal and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Hearing Committee for State of Tennessee Board of Professional Responsibility, 1991-1995; American College of Trial Lawyers
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Lecturer: Insurance and General Tort Law for Montgomery County and Tennessee Bar Associations, Cumberland School of Law; Insurance Companies and private Corporations. Member, Advisory Committee, United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee Civil Justice Reform Act of 1990-1994. General Counsel, Clarksville-Montgomery County Charter Commission, 1996. Member, Southern Conference of Bar Presidents. Listed as a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Mediator in the field of General Civil Mediation. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation. (Certified Civil Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)