Law School
Cumberland School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1993
Law School Graduation Year
1993
College
Auburn University, B.S., 1982; Auburn University, M.S., 1985
Biographical
Member, American Journal of Trial Advocacy; Curia Honoris. Registered Professional Geologist, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and Arkansas. Law Clerk, Chief Justice Sonny Hornsby, Alabama Supreme Court, 1993-1994; Staff Attorney: Honorable Henry B. Steagall II, Alabama Supreme Court, 1994-1995; Honorable Terry L. Butts, Alabama Supreme Court, 1995-1998; Honorable Champ Lyons III, Alabama Supreme Court, 1998. Author: Private Actions for Damages Resulting From an Environmental Public Nuisance: Overcoming the Barrier to Standing Posed by the ‘Special Injury’ Rule, Am. J. Trial Advoc., Vol. 16, No. 2, 1992; Why Was Your Petition for a Writ of Certiorari Denied? The Importance of Procedural Compliance With Rule 39, Ala. R. App. P.; Judicial Review of Administrative Agency Actions under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Alabama Lawyer, Vol. 60, No. 5, 1999.