Law School
Mercer University, LL.B., cum laude, 1965
Law School Graduation Year
1965
College
Western Carolina University
Memberships
Macon and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Disciplinary Board, 1983-1986; Chairman, 1985-1986; Member, Board of Bar Examiners, 1995-1998; Chairman, 1999); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, President's Club); Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient: Meritorious Service Award, Mercer University Law School, 1994; Tradition of Excellence Award, General Practice and Trial Section, State Bar of Georgia, 1997; H.T. O'Neal, Jr. Award, New Lawyers Division, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, 1998; Georgia Trial Lawyer of the Year, Georgia Chapter, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1998. Listed in, The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation. Editor-in-Chief, Mercer Law Review, 1963-1964. Instructor in Trial Advocacy, Mercer University Law School, 1972—. Law Clerk to Hon. W.A. Bootle, U.S. District Judge, 1965-1966. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Middle District of Georgia, 1967-1968. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Bar Foundation. Founding Master, Bootle Inn of Court.