Education
University of Mississippi, J.D. (1976)
University of Mississippi, B.S. (1973)
Law Clerk to Chief Judge of 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (1976-1977)
Bar Admissions
Mississippi State and Federal Courts
Supreme Court of Mississippi, 1976
Federal District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1978
Federal District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1978
Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit, 1978
Distinctions
Member, Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
Member, Counsel on Litigation Management (CLM)
President, Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (2003)
Selected to Best Lawyers in America in Area of Insurance Law
Selected Mid South Super Lawyers in the area of Personal Injury Defense
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Member, Scribes
Listed in Bests Recommended Insurance Directory for 35 Years
Member, Task Force for Judicial Reform by Appointment of Chief Justice Edwin Pittman, Mississippi Supreme Court (2002)
Elected Member Board of Bar Commissioners, The Mississippi Bar
Chairman of the Litigation Section, The Mississippi Bar
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation, District Trustee (2002-2005)
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
Selected as Top 100 Litigation Lawyer, The American Society of Legal Advocates (2013)
Membership & Affiliations
Member, Counsel on Litigation Management
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
The American Lawyer and Martindale Hubbell Top Rated Lawyer in America in Insurance Law, 2013
Defense Research Institute (Trucking & Insurance Sections)
American Bar Association (Litigation & TIPS Sections)
Association of Former Federal Law Clerks
Member, Transportation Lawyers Association
Member, Scribes
Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Certified AAA, NAMS Arbitrator in Areas of Commercial and Transportation Law