Admitted
1978, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1992, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Law School
Jones Law Institute, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
University of Alabama, B.A., 1971
Memberships
Montgomery County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1998; Secretary/Treasurer, 1995-1996; President, 1997-1998); Alabama State Bar (Past Chairman, Indigent Defense Committee; Charter Member, Treasurer, 1991-1992 and President, 1992-1993, Family Law Section; Former Member: Alabama Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Child Support Guidelines); Montgomery Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Alabama Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Regional Vice President for Region III, 2001—).
Biographical
Recipient: Alabama State Bar Association Clarence Darrow Award, 1990. President: Federal Defenders for Middle District of Alabama, 1998-2001; Equal Justice Initiative, 1997—. Member, Children's Justice Task Force, 1995-1999. Master Bencher, American Inns of Court, 1996—. President, Hugh Maddox Inn of Court, 2002-2003. Member, Criminal Justice Act Panel, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama, 2000—. (Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy)