Admitted
1948, Tennessee and Virginia
Law School
University of Virginia, J.D., 1948; University of the South, Doctorate, Civil Law, with honors, 2000
Law School Graduation Year
2000
College
University of the South
Memberships
Chattanooga (President, 1962; Member, Board of Governors, 1960-1964), Tennessee (Member, Board of Governors, 1963-1967; President, 1965-1966) and American Bar Associations; National Conference of Bar Presidents
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Sigma Nu Phi. Life Member, Judicial Conference of the Federal Judges of the Sixth Judicial Circuit, 1966—. Special Counsel, Attorney General of Tennessee, Departments of Insurance and Banking and Highways, 1968-1971. Member, Law Revision Commission of Tennessee, 1970-1971. President, Chattanooga Area Regional Council of Governments, 1971-1973. Mayor, City of Chattanooga, 1971-1975. Vice President, Tennessee Municipal League, 1971-1975. Chairman, Chattanooga-Hamilton County Commission on Bicentennial of U.S. Constitution, 1987-1990. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Tennessee Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow); Chattanooga Bar Foundation (Charter Fellow; Chairman, 1991-1997); Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society (Founder, 1996).
Military
Lieut., U.S.N.R., active duty, 1943-1946; 1951-1952