Admitted
1968, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1980, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1984, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of Tennessee, J.D., 1967
Law School Graduation Year
1967
College
Maryville College, B.A., 1961
Memberships
Knoxville (Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1989; President, 1990), Tennessee and American Bar Associations; Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Inc. (Board Member, Vice President, 1992); Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; Tennessee Bar Foundation; Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel; American Inns of Court (Master of the Bench, Hamilton S. Burnett Chapter; President, 1991); American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate; President Tennessee Chapter, 1991); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi; Phi Alpha Delta. Order of the Coif. President, Knoxville Legal Aid Society, 2000. Faculty, University of Tennessee Annual College of Trial Advocacy, 1978-1985. Adjunct Professor of Trial Practice, University of Tennessee, 1982-2000. Recipient, University of Tennessee Alumni Service Award, 1994. Former Partner, Arnett, Draper & Hagood. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Tennessee Chair, 1999-2000).