Admitted
1971, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., first in class, 1970
Law School Graduation Year
1970
College
Auburn University, B.S., with high honor, 1968
Memberships
Gainesville-Northeastern (President, 2002-2003) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1990); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Vice President, 1999-2002); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta. Casenote and Comments Editor, Tennessee Law Review, 1970. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence, Real Property and Contracts; C.J.S. Senior Law Student Award for Legal Scholarship. Member, Georgia House of Representatives, 9th District, 1989-1993.
Military
Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army, 1971-1974