Admitted
1976, Tennessee; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. (Not admitted in Ohio)
Law School
Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Seton Hall University, B.A., cum laude, 1973
Memberships
Tennessee (Member, Professional Standards of Conduct Study Committee, 1995-2002 and Vice-Chair, Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility, 2003) and American (Forum on Franchising) Bar Associations. Harry Phillips American Inns of Court (Master Bencher and Executive Committee Member).
Biographical
Co-Editor, Ethics Handbook, Nashville Bar Association, 1988. Co-Author: In the Proper Forum --Trial, Arbitration or Mediation, The Tennessee Trial Lawyer, December, 1994. Lecturer: Law, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1995-1998. Chair, Board of Advisors, Tennessee Ethics Handbook, 1991—. Judge, Third Circuit Court, 20th Judicial District, Nashville, Tennessee, 1986-1990. Presiding Judge, State Trial Courts, 20th Judicial District, 1989-1990. Member, Disciplinary Committee, 1979-1981 and Chair, Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Group, 1995—, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Member, ADR Panel, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee. Member, NASD and CPR (Franchise) ADR Panels. Member, AAA Arbitration and Mediation Panels (Employment and Commercial). Certified Mediator, Tennessee Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution. (Resident, Nashville, Tennessee Office)