Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., cum laude (1977)
University of Mississippi, B.P.A. (1973)
Mississippi State and Federal Courts
AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
U.S. News & World Report Best Lawyers
Chambers USA
2012 John H. Clark, M.D. Leadership Award presented by the Federation of State Medical Boards
Testified before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Committee on the Judiciary, US House of Representatives, on the Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act to Medical Licensure and Judicial Officers
Curing Title Problems presented to Tuscaloosa Marine Shale Field Landman Seminar, September, 2014
Mineral vs. Royalty Distinction presented to 58th Annual Meeting of AAPL, San Francisco, June, 2012
The Defense of Professionals Before Licensure Board and Agencies, presented to Mississippi State Bar, Summer School, July, 2005
Geophysical Trespass - The Dominant Estate, Cotenancy, Advanced Geophysical Exploration Techniques, presented to the 2002 AAPL Gulf Coast Institute, November 7, 2002
How to Obtain Oil, Gas and Mineral Leases Covering Church and Religious Property presented to MAPL Seminar, June, 2002
The Oil & Gas Lease presented to the Landman 101 Seminar, April 22, 2006
Curing Title Problems presented to the MAPL/MO&GLA 2008 Triennial Oil & Gas Seminar, May 9, 2008
Mississippi Oil & Gas Law Update presented to the Ark-La-Tex Association of Professional Landmen Seminar, February 26, 2009
Oil, Gas and Mineral Land Law: Understanding Rights Under Oil and Gas Leases Presented to Halfmoon, LLC Seminar, August 13, 2009
Chemical Dependency and the Law in Mississippi, November, 2001
Federation of State Medical Boards
American Association of Dental Examiners
Mississippi Oil & Gas Lawyers Association (President in 1998)
U.S. Oil & Gas Association, Mississippi/Alabama Division
Mississippi Association of Petroleum Landmen (MAPL)
American Association of Petroleum Landmen (AAPL)