Admitted
1974, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1979, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia and U.S. Supreme Court; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Law School
Emory University, J.D., with distinction, 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
Duke University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1962; Emory University, M.A., 1970
Memberships
Atlanta, Gate City and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Individual Rights Section; Chair, 1979-1981; Member, Labor and Employment Section, Litigation Section); Lawyers Club of Atlanta; Georgia Association for Women Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Notes and Comments Editor, Emory Law Journal, 1973-1974. Recipient: State Bar Award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession, 1998; Kathleen Kessler Award from Georgia Association for Women Lawyers, 1998; H. Sol Clark Pro Bono Award, 1996. Listed in: Best Lawyers in America; Chambers: America's Leading Business Lawyers 2003-2004; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Women. Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, Georgia State University College of Law, 1986-1995. Member 1985-1988 and Chair, 1987-1988, Investigative Panel, State Disciplinary Board. Member, 1990-1994 and Chair 1994, Board of Bar Examiners. Editorial Board, The Georgia Labor Letter, 1997-2001. Board Member, Georgia Legal Services, 1991-1998; Fundraising Chair. Arbitrator and Mediator; Master, Logan E. Bleckley American Inn of Court (President, 1996-1999). Leadership Atlanta, 1979. Fellow, American and Georgia Bar Foundations.