Areas of Practice
False Claims Act/Whistleblower Litigation, Complex Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury, Class Actions, Wrongful Death

Education
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama; Cum Laude ; Phi Alpha Delta; Trial Advocacy Board
University of Alabama

Bar Admissions
Alabama, 1978; 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 11th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, 2005 - 06, President; International Society of Barristers, 2006-07, President; International Society of Barristers, 1999 - 2008, Board of Governers; American College of Trial Lawyers; Judicial Compensation Commission, 2001 - 2005; United States Magistrate Judge Selection Committee, Northern District of Alabama; Eleventh Circuit Historical Society, Trustee; United States Supreme Court Historical Society, State Chair; Cumberland Law School Advisory Board (2004-present, 2005-present, Chairman); Alabama State Bar; Birmingham Bar Association; American Judicature Society; American Association for Justice; American Bar Foundation; Alabama Law Institute; Fellow American Bar Foundation; Fellow Alabama Bar Foundation

Honors and Awards
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; Fellow, International Society of Barristers; Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Fellow, Alabama Bar Foundation; The Best Lawyers in America (3 fields)

Representative Cases
U.S. Ex-rel Johnson v Shell Oil Company ed. al., (20).02), ( )