Admitted
1985, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee and Tennessee Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
George Mason University, B.A., 1981
Memberships
Chattanooga (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1989), Tennessee (Member, Litigation Section Board, 1987-1989), Federal and American Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute
Biographical
Director, Tennessee River Gorge Trust, 2000—. Director, Boys and Girls Club, 2003—. Director, 1992-2002 and President, 1998-2000, Girls Inc. Director and Secretary/Treasurer, Families, Inc., 1989-1995. Certified Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers. Approved Arbitrator of the Federal Arbitration Program, Eastern District of Tennessee. Member, Mediation Panel, United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee and Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Neutral. Fellow: Tennessee and Chattanooga Bar Foundations; International Society of Barristers.