Admitted
1964, Tennessee; 1971, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., 1963
Law School Graduation Year
1963
College
Yale University, B.A., 1961
Memberships
Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; American Inns of Court (Master)
Biographical
Delta Kappa Epsilon; Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to Hon. Marion S. Boyd, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1964-1965. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1968-1972. Chair, Speedy Trial Planning Committee for U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1975-1984. Member, Local Rules Committee for U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1989-1990. Chair, U.S. Magistrate Merit Selection Committee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1990. Chair, Federal Defender Evaluation Committee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1993. Panel Member, Disciplinary Board of Tennessee Supreme Court, 1983-1988. Approved Mediator by Tennessee Supreme Court and U.S. District Court, Memphis. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2000—. Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.