Admitted
1977, Oregon; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1981, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of International Trade; 1984, District of Columbia
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1967; University of North Carolina, M.B.A., 1976
Memberships
British American Business Association of South Carolina (Past Vice President and Director); German American Chamber of Commerce; Oregon State Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; American Bar Association; American Immigration Lawyers Association (Member, International Law Section).
Biographical
Founder and Editor-in-Chief, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation . Co-Author, Aliens and Foreign Representatives, South Carolina Jurisprudence, 1992. Editor-in-Chief, Legal Issues for Investors, South Carolina Department of Commerce (1997) and Legal Aspects of Export Transactions, U.S. Department of Commerce (1999). Founder and Chairman, International Law Committee, South Carolina Bar, 1990-1992, 1997-1998. President, Western South Carolina International Trade Association, 1985-1986. Member, South Carolina District Export Council, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1994-2000. Member: Advisory Board to University of South Carolina School of Business at Spartanburg, 1990—. Chairman, J.D./MIBS Advisory Board, University of South Carolina, 1997-1998. Secretary and Director of the U.S. Japan Alliance, Clemson University. Founder and Past President, Japan America Association of South Carolina.
Military
Staff Judge Advocate General, International Law Division, USAF Central Command, ret. 1995