EDUCATION
J.D., Memphis State University School of Law, 1971
- Case Comment Editor of the Law Review
- Chief Justice of the Moot Court Board
B.B.A., cum laude, Memphis State University, 1968
ADMISSIONS
- Tennessee
- United States Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Ninth Circuits
- U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of Tennessee
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Arkansas
- Tennessee Supreme Court
- All Courts of Record in Tennessee
HONORS
- Special Commendation for Outstanding Service, presented by United States Attorney General, 1976
- Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® in the areas of Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Banking & Finance Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Patent Litigation, Securities Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants and Product Liability Litigation – Defendants 1999-2021
- Best Lawyers® Memphis
- 2022 Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2021 Litigation – Bet-the-Company “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2019 Litigation – Securities “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2015 Litigation – Securities “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2015 Litigation – Banking & Finance “Lawyer of the Year
- 2014 Product Liability Litigation – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2014 Bet-the-Company Litigation “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2013 Litigation-Banking & Finance “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2012 Bet-the-Company Litigation “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2011 Product Liability Litigation “Lawyer of the Year”
- 2010 Personal Injury Litigation “Lawyer of the Year”
- Inside Memphis Business 2015 Power Player
- Recognized as a Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation 2017
- Recognized as a Local Litigation Star by Benchmark Litigation 2013
- Who’s Who Legal USA in the field of commercial litigation
- Memphis Business Quarterly 2011 Power Player
- Mid-South Super Lawyers Top 100 in Tennessee and Top 50 in Memphis (2006-2019)
- Mid-South Super Lawyers in the field of Business Litigation (2006-2019, 2021 – present)
- Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, in Commercial Litigation
- Highest Professional Rating (AV®) by Martindale-Hubbell
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, serving as First Assistant the last three years, 1971-1977
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS
- Memphis and Tennessee Bar Associations, Director of the MBA
- Memphis and Tennessee Bar Foundations
- Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Master of the Leo Bearman, Sr. American Inn of Court
- American Board of Trial Advocates