Law School
University of Georgia, J.D., 1972
Law School Graduation Year
1972
College
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1969
Memberships
Atlanta (Board of Directors, Construction Law Section, 1993-1994; 1998—) Federal and American (Member: Forum Committee on the Construction Industry, 1976—; Fidelity and Surety Law Committee of Tort and Insurance Practice Section, 1978—; Vice Chairman, 1987-1990; Standing Committee on Professional Liability, 1992—) Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (Member, Malpractice Insurance Committee, 1997—); Lawyers Club of Atlanta.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Member, Managing Board, Georgia Law Review, 1971. Author: The Surety's Discharge Defense--How Viable Is It to Claims of Owners and Lenders? Fidelity and Surety Committee of the American Bar Association, Annual Convention, Washington, D.C., July 9, 1985; The Performance Bond--To Whom and For What? Fidelity & Surety Committee of the American Bar Association, Annual Mid-Winter Meeting, New York, New York, January 31, 1986; Methods For Preparing a Complex Construction Case for Trial, ICLE (Georgia), April 4, 1986; Successful Trial Practice--Malpractice Concerns of the Trial Practitioner, ICLE (Georgia), January 19, 1990; Successful Trial Practice--Malpractice Challenges to the Litigator, ICLE (Georgia), January 18, 1991; Who Should Pay for Environmental Claims? The Perspective of the Architect/Engineer, Fidelity & Surety Committee of the American Bar Association, Annual Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, August 12, 1991; Federal Appellate Practice--Developing/Protecting the Record for Appeal, ICLE (Georgia), April 21, 1994; Federal Practice and Procedure--Discovery Abuses and Ethical Considerations, ICLE (Georgia), April 28, 1995; The Great Contingency Payment Clause Debate, Joint Program of the American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry and Fidelity & Surety Law Committee, San Francisco, California, January 25, 1996. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association.