Education
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, 1975; Magna Cum Laude
Tulane University, 1971

Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1975; 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; U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Associations and Memberships
Birmingham Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1995, President; American Trial Lawyers Association, 1995 - Present , Board of Governers; International Society of Barristers, 1993 - Present ; Birmingham Bar Association, ; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present , Executive Committee; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, 1989 - Present , Treasurer; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, 1994 - 1995, Secretary; Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, 1995 - Present , Chairman; Alabama Civil Justice Foundation, 1995, Chariman; Alabama Center for Law and Civic Education, Board of Directors; Presbyterian Home for Children, 1999 - 2000, Modeator; Presbyterian Home for Children, 1999 - 2000, Moderator; Ensley High School Athletic Alumni Association, 2000 - Present , Member, Board of Directors; Spring Valley School, 2002 - Present , Board of Directors; Alabama Democratic Party, 2002 - Present , Treasurer; Alabama Trial Lawyers Journal, 1976 - Present , Editor; Birmingham Inns of Court