Admitted
1975, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1980, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, District of Columbia
Law School
University of Mississippi, J.D., 1975; Georgetown University, LL.M., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Delta State University, B.A., with honors, 1972; Cambridge University, Cambridge, England, 1981
Memberships
The District of Columbia Bar; The Mississippi Bar; Federal Bar Association (Member, Executive Committee and National Treasurer, 2003-2004; Chair, Governmental Relations Committee, 1996-2003); American League of Lobbyists.
Biographical
Legislative Assistant, Congressman David Bowen, 1976-1979. Congressional Liaison, Peace Corps, 1979-1981. Staff Director, U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, 1981-1983. Chief Legislative Counsel and Chief of Staff, U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, 1985-1990. Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Paul Werth and Associates, 1990-1993. Of Counsel, McGuiness Norris & Williams, 1993-2003.