Admitted
1980, Mississippi
Law School
University of Mississippi, J.D. cum laude, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Millsaps College, B.A. cum laude, 1975
Memberships
American Bar Association (Member: Tort and Insurance Practice Section; Litigation Section); The Mississippi Bar (Member: Lawyers and Judges Assistance Committee, 2000—; Complaints Tribunal, 1997-2001; Summer School for Lawyers Committee, 1995-1998; Women in the Profession Committee, 1997-1998); Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1996-1997; Vice President, 1995-1996; Parliamentarian, 1994-1995; Member: Board of Governors, 1990-1994; Speakers Bureau); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member; Member: Scientific and Medical Integrity Committee, 1993-1994; President's Committee, 1996-1998; ATLA-PAC Task Force, 1998-1999; Motor Vehicle Insurance Coordination Committee, 1998-1999; Co-Chair, State Legislative Advisory Committee, 1998-2000; State Captain, ATLA Drive for Documents; Trial Lawyers for Public Justice).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Editorial Board, University of Mississippi Law Journal, 1980. Law Clerk, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi, 1980-1983. Author: Hedonic Damages: Recovering for 'Loss of Enjoyment of Life,' Voir Dire, Winter, 1992. Author: Insurance Bad Faith Litigation-Proving Liability Through the Agent, Voir Dire, Spring, 1995; The Female Litigator -- Balancing Laundry with Litigation, The Mississippi Lawyer, Vol. XXXXII, No. 2, 1995. Advocate, National College of Advocacy. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)