Admitted
1978, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Emory University, B.A., English, 1975
Memberships
Birmingham (Member, Medical Liaison Committee) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Member, Legislative Committee, 1991-1992, 1992-1993; Chairman, Legislative Committee, Workmen's Compensation Section, 1991-1992, 1992-1993; Recipient, Award of Merit, 1992; Vice Chairman, Chairman, Workers' Compensation Section); Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1980; President, Jefferson County Chapter, 1982); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Birmingham Trial Lawyers Association (Secretary, 1979; President, 1981); American Judicature Society.
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta. Co-Author: Breach of Warranty and Strict Liability: A Unified Approach to the Preparation and Trial of a Product Liability Case, The American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Spring, 1979. Author: A Commentary on Extrastatutory Attorney's Fees in the Post Judgement Enforcement of the Medical Benefits Provisions of Worker's Compensation Decrees, The Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, 1993. Co-Author: Advanced Worker's Compensation in Alabama, National Business Institute, 1991; Worker's Compensation in Alabama Beyond the Basics, National Business Institute, 1990. Guest Lecturer, Divorce in Alabama, University of Alabama, 1981-1995. Co-Author: Alabama Workers Compensation Law and Handbook, 1999-2000. Speaker: Product Liability, Worker's Compensation, Structured Settlements, Bar Associated Groups and Insurance Industry Groups, University of Alabama, 1986-1990; Worker's Compensation, National Business Institute, 1988-1992. Lecturer, Alabama Judicial College, 1993, 1995. Treasurer and President, Student Chapter, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 1977, Director, Research Board, 1977-1978. Mediator, United States Arbitration of the South, Inc. Appointed Acting Circuit Judge, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Alabama, 1991. Member, Legal Advisory Committee to the Department of Industrial Relations for Administration of the Worker's Compensation System. Featured in The Best Lawyers in America, a legal rating and referral guide.