Admitted
1978, Tennessee; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; U.S Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circu
Law School
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., with high honors, 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.S., with highest honors, 1975
Memberships
Nashville, Tennessee (Chairman, Labor Law Section, 2000-2001; 1982-1983; Member, Litigation Section) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Member, First Amendment and Media Litigation Committee) Bar Associations; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; The National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi; Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi; Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Labor and Employment and 1st Amendment Law Sections. Past Chairman, Tennessee Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section 1982-1984; 2000-2002. Editor, Tennessee Bar Association Labor Letter, 1982-1987. Author: The Media and the First Amendment, 1993. Co-author: Americans With Disabilities Act Compliance Guidebook, 1992, M. Lee Smith Publishers. Contributing author: The Developing Labor Law.