Admitted
1990, Alabama, U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School
University of Alabama, J.D., 1990
Law School Graduation Year
1990
College
University of Alabama, B.A., 1983
Memberships
Birmingham Bar Association (Member: Co-Chairman, Task Force on Professionalism, 2000—; Judicial Liaison Committee, 2003; Grievance Committee, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1999, 2001; Group Chairman, 2000; Professional Ethics Committee, 1993; Civil Courts Procedures Committee, 1995-1997, Chairman, 1996; Special Assignments Committee, 1995; Community Education Committee, 1996; Speakers Bureau Committee, 2002, Chairman, 1998; Young Lawyer's Section, Executive Committee, 1992-1996; Vice President, Public Service, 1995; Treasurer, 1994); Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1994-1999; Executive Committee, 1999—); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Gamma Beta Phi; Alpha Epsilon Rho; Order of Omega; Order of the Coif (Secretary-Treasurer, 2002-2003). Hugo L. Black Scholar. Member, Scabbard and Blade. Member, Order of Barristers. Neal C. Newell Scholarship. William G. West, Jr. Scholarship. Member: Alabama Law Review; John A. Campbell Moot Court Board, 1989-1990; National Trial Advocacy Team, 1989, 1990; Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society, 1989-1990; Farrah Law Society, 1987—. Author: Mental Disorder in Witnesses: An Overview of Competency and Credibility Issues, Vol. 41, Alabama Law Review 167, Fall, 1989.
Military
Capt., U.S. Army, 1983-1987