Law School
University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 1988; New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Washington & Lee University, B.S., Accounting/Business Administration, cum laude, 1985
Memberships
Mobile County and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Tax Section, 1996-1997).
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Hugo L. Black Scholar. Bench and Bar. Graduate Editor, Tax Law Review, 1988-1989. Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. Adjunct Lecturer of Taxation, Spring Hill College, 1995—. Faculty Member, Southern Trust School. President, Alabama 1031 Property Exchange, Inc.; Member, Federation of Exchange Accommodations. Author: Tax Deferred Exchanges of Property-Mistakes and Misconceptions, Taxes, The Tax Magazine, December 2001; Tax Deferred Exchanges, Selected Issues, The Alabama Lawyer, September 2001; Direct Deeding May Avoid Intermediary's Environmental Exposure in Like-Kind Exchange, The Journal of Taxation, October 1993; Beware of Tax Liens and the IRS Right of Redemption After Foreclosure, BNA Tax Management Financial Planning Journal, October 1993, BNA Tax Management Weekly Report, September 6, 1993, BNA IRS Practice & Policy Bulletin, August 13, 1993, The Alabama Lawyer, January 1993; Tax Deferred Exchanges: Mistakes, Misconceptions and Traps, Gulf Coast Condo Owner, Fall 1999. Member, Board of Directors of American Institute on Federal Taxation; Board of Directors, Federal Tax Clinic; IRS/Practitioners' Council 1992-1993; Mobile Estate Planning Council; Board of Directors, Mercy Medical Foundation; Advisory Board of Directors, SouthTrust Bank.