Education
University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia; Master of Laws
Columbia Law School, New York, New York; J.D.
University of Alabama, B.A.

Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1981; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships
Birmingham Bar; Alabama State Bar; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar Association; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; Alabama Supreme Court, Member, Advisory Committee on the Rules of Civil Procedure; Alabama Supreme Court, Member, Advisory Committee on the Rules of Evidence; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, Member, Amicus Curiae Committee; Alabama Law Institute, Member; Alabama Commission on Uniform State Laws, Member; National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, Member

Published Works
Alabama's Substantive Tort Law is Decidedly Not Pro-Plaintiff, 18(6) Business Alabama 68, June, 2003
Alabama: A Jurisdiction Out of Control?, 41 New York Law School Law Review 539.637, 1997
The Implications of BMW v. Gore for Future Punitive Damages Litigation; Observations from a Participant, 48 Alabama Law Review 175, 1996
The Batson Application to Civil Trials, 6 Alabama Defense Lawyers Association Journal 19, 1990
The Legal System of the P.R.C., 9 Modern Legal Systems Cyclopedia 206, 1985
Finality of Judgments, Alabama Appellate Handbook 73, 1985
Alabama Supreme Court Practice, 44 Alabama Lawyer 320, 1983

Classes/Seminars Taught
Professor, Faulkner University's Jones School of Law, 1984 - 1986; Assistant Dean, Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, 1986 - 1989; Adjunct Professor of Law, Cumberland School of Law, 1989 - Present; Frequent CLE Speaker

Past Employment Positions
Alabama Supreme Court, Staff Attorney