Admitted
1983, Georgia; 1989, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Mercer University, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Mercer University, B.A., 1979
Memberships
Dougherty Circuit (President, 1994-1995) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (Regional Vice President).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. State Senator, Georgia General Assembly, 1999—. Senate Minority Leader, 2003—. President, Mercer University Alumni Association, College of Liberal Arts and Science, 1990-1991. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Arbitrator and Mediator, South Georgia ADR Service, LLC. Author: Structured Settlement Buyouts, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association New Laws Seminar, 1999; Mediation, Choosing a Neutral and Initial Strategy, The Verdict, Fall 2002. (Resident, Albany, Georgia Office)