Admitted
1977, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
Law School
University of Mississippi, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Mississippi State University, B.A., 1974
Memberships
Harrison County (President, 1997) American Bar Associations; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; Harrison County Young Lawyers (President, 1982-1983); Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (ATLA State Delegate, 1995-1999); American Arbitration Association; Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Inns of Court
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Moot Court Board, 1975-1976. President, The Mississippi Bar, 2002-2003. Member: Board of Bar Commissioners, Mississippi Bar, 1996-1999; Legislative Study Commission, Mississippi Judicial System 2001; American Board of Trial Advocates; Gulf Coast Law Institute. Municipal Judge Pro Tem, City of Biloxi, 1982-1989. Member, Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 1996-1997. Advisory Committee on Uniform Local Rules, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, 2000. Fellow: Mississippi Bar Foundation. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)