Admitted
1978, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Mississippi, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Iowa State University, B.A., 1975
Memberships
Hinds County (President, 1998) and American (Member and Council Member, Family Law Section, 1993—) Bar Association; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Committees on: Ethics, 1991-1993; Fee Dispute Resolution, 1993—; Chair, Solo and Small Firm Practice, 1996; President, 1998 and Chair, 1996 and 2000, Family Law Section); Charles Clark American Inn of Court
Biographical
Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Alpha Delta; Pi Sigma Alpha. Recipient, Mississippi Bar Award of Merit, 1996. Adjunct Professor, Law, Mississippi College. Counsel, Mississippi Senate Judiciary Committee, 1978-1980. Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Mississippi, 1980-1981. Vice Chair, Supreme Court Gender Fairness Task Force. President, Jackson Urban League. President, Lamar Order, University of Mississippi Law School, Alumni Association. Listed in Best Lawyers in America. Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation. (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)