Admitted
1974, Tennessee; 1975, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Law School
University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
United States Naval Academy, B.S., 1967
Memberships
Knoxville Bar Association (Member, Board of Govenors, 1994, 2002-2004); Tennessee Valley Mediation Association (Board Member).
Biographical
Member, Order of the Coif; Hamilton Burnett American Inn of Court. Author: Products Liability - Tennessee's Prudent Manufacturer Test, 67 Tenn. L. Rev. 307, 2000; The Admissibility of Expert Eyewitness Testimony under the Federal Rules, 29 Cumb. L. Rev. 379, 1999; The Alternative Dispute Resolution Act of 1998: To Relieve High Federal Caseloads, Tennessee Bar Journal, August 1999; Mediation from the Court's Perspective, Tennessee Bar Journal, September/October 1995; Federal Privilege Law 101, A Tennessee Bar Association On-Line CLE Course, www.tba.org/tennbaru/. Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1990-1993; 1995-1996; 2002. President, Hamilton Burnett, AIC, 1997-1998. United States Magistrate Judge: Eastern District of Tennessee, 1978-2002; Tennessee Supreme Court. Listed, Rule 31 (General Civil) Mediator. Approved Arbitrator, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee. Formerly with, Butler, Vines, Babb and Threadgill.
Military
Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy, 1967-1971 (active), 1972-1979 (reserve)