Admitted
1978, Oklahoma and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Oklahoma City University, J.D., with honors, 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
University of Pittsburgh, B.S., 1975
Memberships
American Bankruptcy Institute; Commercial Law League of America; Tulsa County Bar Association (Chair, Bankruptcy Section, 1998-1999); American Bar Association (Occupational Safety and Health Law Committee).
Biographical
Research Editor, 1976 and Managing Editor, 1977, Oklahoma City University Law Review. Research Assistant, Oklahoma Uniform Civil Jury Instructions Committee, 1978. Crier/Law Clerk to Hon. Allen E. Barrow, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1978. Law Clerk to Hon. Fred Daugherty, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1978-1979. Senior Law Clerk to Hon. James O. Ellison, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1979-1982. Adjunct Settlement Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Oklahoma, 1998—. Contributing author, Oklahoma Employment Law Newsletter. Trustee, Law Library, Tulsa County. Certified Mediator, Civil-Commercial Employment Law, Oklahoma Mediation Act, 2000—.