Admitted
1981, Tennessee; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1989, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee and U.S. District Court, District of Arkansas; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Norther
Law School
Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law,, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.A., with honors, 1978
Memberships
Memphis (President, MBA Criminal Law Section, 1998) and Tennessee Bar Associations; National Association of Criminal Defense Attorney (Life Member; Past Chair, Discovery Reform Committee; Current Vice Chair, Death Penalty Committee); Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Life Member; Sat on Board of Directors; Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee; Co-Chair, Membership Committee, 2000); National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Biographical
Classes/Seminars Taught: Application of the Exclusionary Rule in the Context of the 4th and 5th Amendments, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, June, 1997; Defending Your Clients in Death Penalty Cases, with Robert Lax, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, December, 1997; Trial Theme, Theory and Demonstration in D Mayor 7, March, 1998; DUI Defense for the General and Criminal Practitioner: Traffic Skills in DUI Defense, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, May, 1998; Ethical Consideration in Criminal Practice: A Defense Perspective, July, 1998; Analogies, Crooks, & Jury Hooks, August, 1998 and June, 2001; Creative Motion Practice and Suppression Issues, TTA, October, 1998; A Review and Analysis of the Application of the Exclusion Rule, February, 1999-2000; Improving Your Criminal Law Practice: Paint a Picture, The Story... with Samuel Perkins, MBA, June, 1999; A Practical Use of Suppression and Other Evidentiary Matters, with Gerald Skahan, February, 2000. Recipient: Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition, 2001; City of Memphis Certificate of Appreciation, 2001; Palestine AME Church Certificate of Appreciation, 2001; Honored Professional, Who's Who in Executives and Businesses, 999-2000. Member: National Criminal Defense College, 1992-1996; First Amendment Lawyers Association, 1992-1996. (Certified Criminal Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization) (Board Certified Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)