Admitted
1984, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Clemson University, B.S., 1981
Memberships
U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; Defense Research Institute (Second Vice-President; Board of Directors; Past Chair, Drug and Device Law Committee; South Carolina State Chair, 1993-1997; Law Institute); International Association of Defense Counsel (Chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee, 1996-1998); International Bar Association; John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court (Secretary-Treasurer, 1989-1992)
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif; Order of Wig and Robe. National Moot Court Team. Editorial Staff, South Carolina Law Review, 1982-1984. Legal Writing Instructor, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1983-1984. Author: Survey: South Carolina Products Liability Law, 35 South Carolina Law Review 184, 1983; Gaining Access to Federal Court-The Sham Defendant Doctrine in Drug and Medical Device Cases, for the Defense, Spring 1994; Consultant Liability for Year 2000 Problems, The Defense Practitioner's Guide to the Year 2000 Problem, 1998; A Corporate Counsel's Guide to Discovery in the Information Age, Washington Legal Foundation, 2000. Member, Intellectual Property and Unfair Trade Practices Committee and Chairman, Lawyers and Arts Committee, 1987-1989, South Carolina Bar. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.