Education
The University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
University of Alabama

Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1957; U.S. District Court Middle District of Alabama; U.S. District Court Northern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court Southern District of Alabama; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit; Supreme Court of Alabama; U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships
Birmingham Bar, Executive Committee; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Law Foundation; American Bar Foundation; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; American College of Trial Lawyers, Past State Chairman; American Judicature Society; International Society of Barristers, 1979 - President; International Academy of Trial Lawyers, Board of Directors and past State Chairman; University of Alabama Law School Foundation, Past President; Jefferson County Judicial Nominating Commission, 1982 - 1989; Birmingham Airport Authority, 1991 - Present , Member; Birmingham Racing Commission, 1984 - 1987, Vice Chairman; Alabama Trust Fund, 2002; St. Vincent's Hospital Foundation, Board of Directors; Jefferson Metropolitan Healthcare Authority, Board of Directors; First Commercial Bank, Founding Director; Leadership Alabama Class IV; Best Lawyers in America, since inception

Honors and Awards
Distinguished Alumnus Award, Farrah Law Society University of Alabama School of Law; Sam W. Pipes Distinguished Alumnus Award

Past Employment Positions
U.S. Inf., Captain