Admitted
1965, Tennessee; 1967, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1992, U.S. Supreme Court; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., 1964
Law School Graduation Year
1964
Memberships
Knoxville (Member, Board of Governors, 1993-1995) Tennessee and American Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1995); National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1990-1992)
Biographical
Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy. Adjunct Professor of Trial Practice, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1993—. Listed in: National Directory of Criminal Lawyers; The Best Lawyers in America. Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1967-1976, U.S. Magistrate, 1976-1978, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1978-1983 and Court-Appointed U.S. Attorney, 1981, Eastern District of Tennessee. U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Florida, 1983-1986. Director, Knoxville Bar Foundation. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; Knoxville and Tennessee Bar Foundations (Master of the Bench, Emeritus, Hamilton Burnett Inn of Court). (Certified Criminal Trial Specialists by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization)