Admitted
1957, Tennessee; 1958, District of Columbia; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Vanderbilt University, LL.B., 1957; Georgetown University, LL.M., 1960; University of Wyoming, Honorary Doctor of Law Degree, 2003
Law School Graduation Year
2003
College
University of Wyoming, B.S., 1952
Memberships
Nashville, Tennessee, Federal and American Bar Associations; American College of Trial Lawyers
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Founders Medalist, Vanderbilt University, 1957. Recipient: Distinguished Alumnus Award, University of Wyoming, 1984; Distinguished Alumnus Award, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1989. Editor-in-Chief, Vanderbilt Law Review, 1957. Lecturer in Law, Vanderbilt University, 1965-1974. Special Assistant to the Attorney General of the U.S., 1961-1964. U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, 1964-1966. Associate Special Prosecutor, Watergate Special Prosecution Force, 1973, 1974. Chief Counsel, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Undercover Operations, 1982. Fellow: International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation; National College of District Attorneys (Member, Board of Regents, 1989—).
Military
Capt., U.S.M.C.R., active duty, 1952-1954