Admitted
1978, Alabama, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. District Court, Northern, Middle and Southern Districts of Alabama
Law School
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
Auburn University, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Birmingham (Member, Executive Committee, 1987-1989) and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1990; Executive Committee, 1985-1993; Treasurer, 1993-1994; Secretary 1994-1995; Second Vice President, 1995-1996, First Vice President, 1996-1997; President, 1997-1998); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Executive Committee, Products Liability Section, 1993-1994; Secretary 1994-1995; Vice Chairman, 1995-1996; Chair-Elect, 1997-1998; Chair, 1998-1999; Board of Governors, 1996-1998); American Board of Trial Advocates; American Law Institute; Alabama Law Foundation
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Omicron Delta Kappa; Sigma Tau Delta. Co-Author, Comment: The Speedy Trial Act of 1974: A Suggestion, Vol. 8 Cumberland Law Review, 1978. Co-Author: Preparing the Utility Vehicle Rollover Case, TRIAL Magazine, March 1994. Author: chapter in Biomechanics of Injury in Litigation Spinal Cord Injuries, Law, Medicine and Economics . Member, Inner Circle of Advocates. Adjunct Faculty Member (Associate Scholar) UAB's Injury Control Center. Member, Alabama Supreme Court Oversight Committee on Judicial Elections, 2000. Fellow: International Society of Barristers; International Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Military
1st Lt., U.S. Army Armor Corps, 1972-1975