Admitted
1968, Tennessee; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of Tennessee, B.S., 1960
Memberships
Knoxville, Tennessee (East Tennessee Vice-President, 1979-1980; 2nd District Governor, 1981-1987; Vice-President, 1987-1988; President-Elect, 1988-1989; President, 1989-1990) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1986-2000) Bar Associations; National Conference of Bar Presidents; Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; The American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench Emeritus)
Biographical
Sigma Delta Chi; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, Board of Editors, Tennessee Law Review, 1967-1968. Member, Tennessee Appellate Court Study Commission. Chairman, U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Panel, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, 1990-1991 and 2002-2003. Member, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Merit Selection Panel, Eastern District of Tennessee. Sixth Circuit Judicial Conference (Life Member). Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation; American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow; Tennessee Chair).