Admitted
1983, Alabama; 1984, Florida; 1985, Georgia; practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School
University of Alabama, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
Cornell University, B.S., 1980
Memberships
Birmingham (Chair, Ethics Committee, 1994-1995; Member, Grievance Committee, 1987-1989, Fee Arbitration Committee, 1990-1991, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1996-1998; Professionalism Long Range Task Force, 1999—) and American (Member, Committees on: Commercial Financial Services, 1987—; Loan Documentation, 1988—; Opinion Letters, 1990—) Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Committee on Rules of Professional Conduct, 1993-1998, Reporter, 1983-1993); The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Alabama Law Institute (Member: Committee of Article 2A of the UCC, 1990; Committee on Article 4A of the UCC, 1991; Committee of Article 3 & 4 of the UCC 1993-1996; Committee on Article 5 of the UCC, 1996-1997; Committee on Article 9 of the UCC, 1999-2001).
Biographical
Tau Beta Pi; Phi Delta Phi. Executive Editor, Journal of the Legal Profession, 1982-1983. Author: The Ranking of Attorney Lien Against Other Liens in the United States, 7 Journal of Legal Profession, 1983, 1982; Repossession and Disposition of Personal Property section of Foreclosure and Repossession in Alabama, NBI, 1987, 1989, 1991; How to Close SBA 504 Transaction; National Association of Development Co., 1992. Lecturer: CLE programs, University of Alabama; The Cumberland School of Law. Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, 1994—. Member, Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Civil Rules of Practice and Procedure for District Courts, 1988—.