Admitted
1979, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; 1980, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Auburn University, B.S., 1976
Memberships
Mobile County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar (Chairperson, Intra Bench/Bar Task Force, 1998-1999, 1999-2000); Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1998-1999); Alabama Civil Justice Foundation (Board Member; President, 1998-1999); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (State Delegate, 1989-1990); Alabama Law Institute (Council Member); National Board of Trial Advocacy (Member, Board of Directors, 2002—)
Biographical
Member and Associate Editor, American Journal of Trial Advocacy, 1979. Member, Cumberland Trial Advocacy Board, 1979. Law Clerk to Honorable James H. Hancock, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Alabama, 1979-1980. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004. Member, Judicial Oversight Committee - 2000 (Appointed by Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court). Member, Advisory Committee, United States District Court of the Southern District of Alabama. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Co-Lead Counsel Amtrak Sunset Limited Train Crash (September 22, 1993) Multi-District Litigation Docket No. 1003. Certified as a Civil Trial Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.