Law School
Emory University, A.B. in Law, 1962; Emory University, LL.B., 1963
Law School Graduation Year
1963
Memberships
Rome, Atlanta and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Georgia (President, 1986-1987; Award for Distinguished Service to the Legal Profession, 1996; Recipient, Tradition of Excellence Award, 2001); Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education (Chairman, 1987-1988); Georgia Institute of Continuing Judicial Education (Trustee, 1988-1989); Georgia Defense Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Lawyers Club of Atlanta; The Advocates, Ltd.; Old Warhorse Lawyers Club; Gridiron. Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates. Master, Logan E. Bleckley Inn of Court
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Special Assistant Attorney General of Georgia, 1985—. City Attorney, City of Rome, 1968—. President: City Attorney's Section, Georgia Municipal Association, 1976-1977; GMA Hall of Fame, 2003; Bar Council, Northern District of Georgia, 1982-1984. Member, Georgia Judicial Nominating Commission, 1973-1974; 1985-1989. Member, State Board of Education, 1990-1996. Trustee, Eleventh Circuit Historical Society. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; American College of Trial Lawyers; International Society of Barristers; Lawyers Foundation of Georgia; Georgia Bar Foundation (President, 1992-1994).