Admitted: 1983, Tennessee; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D.
Member: Hawkins County (Vice President, 1989-1991, President, 1991-1992), Tennessee (Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1995), American, and Federal Bar Associations; Tennessee Association for Justice; American Association for Justice; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; American Bankruptcy Institute.
Biography: City Attorney, City of Surgoinsville, 1984-1998.
Born: Kingsport, Tennessee, January 8, 1957