Law School
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Auburn University, B.S., 1975
Memberships
American Bar Association (Member, Torts and Insurance Practice Sections); Defense Research Institute; International Association of Defense Counsel; Alabama Defense Lawyers Association (Chairman, Amicus Curiae, 1992-1996).
Biographical
Member, Cumberland Law Review, 1976-1978. Law Clerk to Hon. C.C. Torbett, Jr., Chief Justice, Alabama Supreme Court, 1978. Articles/Speaking Engagements: Author: Wrongful Supervision: New Attention on an Old Tort, 55 Ala. Law. 96 (March, 1994); The Constitutionality of Punitive Damages: Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Haslip, 21 Cumb. L. Rev. 585, (1990-1991). Co-Author: The Constitutionality of Punitive Damages, DRI For The Defense 12 (Dec. 1990); Fraud in Insurance Contract Litigation - A Defense Viewpoint, 16 Cumb. L. Rev. 447 (1985-1986). Speaker: Insurance Coverage for Fraud Actions, (November, 1999); When there is No Appeal of Right: Mandamus Certiorari, Etc., (October, 1997); Liability of Insurance Companies for Acts of Agents; Developments in the Law of Bad Faith and Fraud Claims Against Insurance Companies, Liability of Insurance Companies for Acts of Agents, (October 1986).