Law School
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., cum laude, 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Auburn University, B.A., 1975; Samford University, M.B.A., 1985
Memberships
Birmingham Bar Association (Elder and Disability Committee); American Bar Association (Co-Chair, Real Property, Probate and Trust Committee on Special Needs Trusts, Medicaid, and Long-Term Care); National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys.
Biographical
Curia Honoris. Writing Editor, Cumberland Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: Beneficiary Designations: More Than Just an Afterthought, Alabama Life Insurance News, Vol. 45, No. 4, Winter 1995; Comment, General Practitioners Beware: The Duty to Refer an Estate Planning Client to a Specialist, 14 Cum. L. Rev. 103 (1983). Lecturer, Special Needs Planning and Government Assistance for Disabled Individuals, Alabama Bar Institute for Continuing Legal Education, 1995-1997. Program Chair and presenter for American Bar Association program on Special Needs Trusts: Drafting and Administration Issues, 2001. Charter Member, Special Needs Alliance. Board of Directors of Camp ASCCA (Alabama's Special Needs Camp for Children and Adults), an Easter Seals Organization).