Admitted
1978, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1979, Tennessee; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1982, U.S. Supreme Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1987, U. S. District Court, Middle Distri
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Birmingham Southern College, B.A., 1973; University of Toledo, M.A., 1974
Memberships
Knoxville, Tennessee, American (Member, Sections on: Criminal Justice; Criminal Litigation; International Law and Practice), Federal and International Bar Associations; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member). Fellow: International Society of Barristers (State Fellowship Chairman, 2001-2002); The College of Master Advocates & Barristers (Senior Counsel, 2001)
Biographical
Member, The Donald Ross Society, 2000—. Selected for The Best Lawyers in America , 2001-2002 edition; 2003-2004 edition; Thousand Great Americans, 2001. Contributing Author, Tennessee Death Penalty Defense Manual, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Author: Trial Manual for the Defense of Habitual Criminal Cases in Tennessee, 1985; Cross-Examination of Government Scientific Witnesses, The Champion, September-October, 1993; The Design of Justice, Dicta, Volume 26, Issue 9, October 20, 2000 - awarded best article for 2000; A Plea for Chivalry, Dicta Volume 27, Issue 3, March 21, 2001; Crime in America, International Society of Barristers Quarterly, Volume 35, No. 4, October 2000; Pretrial release: Community ties to the 21st Century, The Champion, September/October 2003; Killer Cross-Examinations, The Pit Bull, 1996; Justice Kidnapped, 2000. Instructor, University of Tennessee, College of Law, 1979-1982. Chairman, Knox County Democratic Party, 1989-1991. VISTA, Western Kentucky, 1973-1974 University of Tennessee Legal Clinic, Certificate of Merit, 1977. Governor Lamar Alexander Certificate of Appreciation, 1982. Colonel, Aide-de Camp, Commissioned by Tennessee Governor Ned Ray McWherter, 1988. Faculty: National Institute of Trial Advocacy, Habeas Institute, 1999; National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1998, Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1998—. Guest, Legal Analyst, Court TV, 1999. Special Master, Knox County Criminal Court, 1996, 2000. Lecturer: ABA/ALI, NACDL and TACDL, East Tennessee Environmental Crimes Task Force, Spring Conference, 2001. Member, Advisory Board, Sixth Circuit Review, 1999—. Member, The Historical Society of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Fellow, American Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys, 2003—. (Certified Criminal Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization) (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)