Admitted
1982, Oklahoma, U.S. District Court, Western District of Oklahoma and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Law School
University of Oklahoma, J.D., 1982; Southern Methodist University, LL.M., Taxation, 1984
Law School Graduation Year
1984
College
Cameron University, B.A., magna cum laude, 1979
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Editor, 1981-1982 and Editorial Advisor, 1982, Oklahoma Law Review. Author: Special Powers of Appointment: It's the Courts' Move, Vol. 34, No. 4. University of Oklahoma Law Review, Fall 1981; Cafeteria Plans and Alternative Methods for Providing Nontaxable Benefits to Employees, Vol. 13, No.'s 6 & 7, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, June and July, 1985. Member: Oklahoma Employee Benefits Council (Governor Bellmon's appointee), 1987-1990; Board of Directors, Teen Court; Marie Detty Youth Services, Inc.; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and Taxation Section, American Bar Association. President: Junior League Lawton, Oklahoma, Inc., 1989-1990; Comanche County Bar Association, 1992. Chairman, Taxation Section, Oklahoma Bar Association, 1991.