Mediation Training:
Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution,
Pepperdine University/Caruso School of Law, 2022
Undergraduate School:
University of Southern Mississippi; B.S. in Criminal Justice, 1987
USM Summer Program- University of London
Law School:
University of Mississippi School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1990
Ole Miss Summer Program-Cambridge University
• 2008 Legislative Horizon Award, Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
• 2008 Mississippi Association for Justice (“MAJ”) Legislative Award
• 2008 American Cancer Society Legislative Champion Award
• 2009 American Federation of Teachers “Friend of Education”
• 2014 MAJ Stanford Young Lifetime Achievement Award
• 2016 Minority Leader, Mississippi House of Representatives
• 2012-Current “Best Lawyers” and “Super Lawyers”