Admitted
1953, Mississippi; 1955, Tennessee
Law School
University of Mississippi, LL.B., with distinction, 1953
Law School Graduation Year
1953
College
University of Mississippi, B.B.A., 1952
Memberships
Memphis (President, 1977), Tennessee (President, 1984), Mississippi and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1985-2001; State Delegate, 1999-2001; Chair, Standing Committee on Specialization, 1992-1986; Member: Membership Committee, 1979-1984; Task Force on Applying Federal Legislation to Congress, 1992; Consortium on Delivery of Legal Services; Standing Committee on Group and Prepaid Legal Services, 1988-2001) Bar Associations; American Judicature Society (Director, 1978-1983); American College of Real Estate Lawyers; American College of Mortgage Attorneys; The American Bar Retirement Association (Board of Directors, 2001—)
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma; Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: Phi Delta Phi Outstanding Senior Award 1953. Articles Editor, Mississippi Law Journal, 1952-1953. Law Clerk to Judge E.R. Holmes, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1953-1955. University of Mississippi Law Alumni Chapter (President, 1971); Lamar Order (Chairman, 1982-1983). University of Mississippi Law Alumnus of the Year, 1981-1982. National President, University of Mississippi Alumni Association, 1984. Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization of the Supreme Court of Tennessee (Chairperson 1989-1995). Member, and Chair, 1996-2000, Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Rule 31 Mediator. Member, ABA National Conference of Lawyers and Realtors. Fellow: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee (Charter Member) and American (State Chairman, 1990-1999) Bar Foundations.