Admitted
1956, New York; 1959, Alabama
Law School
Yale University, LL.B., 1955
Law School Graduation Year
1955
College
University of Mississippi, B.A., 1950
Memberships
American Bar Association; American Law Institute; Alabama Law Institute (Member of Council); American Corporate Counsel Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1993; Chairman, 1989)
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1969-1973, Chief Judge, 1973-1982. General Counsel, Blount, Inc., 1982-1995. Member: National and Construction Panels, Distinguished Neutrals, CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution; American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators; National Advisory Council for Large Complex Cases; The Brookings Institution Civil Litigation Project Task Force; Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, United States District Court, Middle District of Alabama; Governor's Insurance Advisory Committee for the State of Alabama, 1987-1990; Board of Directors, Montgomery Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1990. Former Member, Advisory Board, Cumberland Law School. Fellow: Alabama Law Foundation; American College of Construction Lawyers.
Military
U.S. Navy, 1944-1949; 1951-1953, Lt., USNR