Born Gadsden, Alabama,; admitted to bar, Alabama and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama. Education: Georgetown University (A.B.); University of Alabama (J.D.). Phi Delta Phi. Special Assistant Attorney General, 1978 – present. Member: Adoption Law Revision Committee, 1985-1987. Member: Etowah County Bar Association; Alabama State Bar; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Alabama Association of School Board Attorneys; Defense Research Institute. Concentration: Civil Litigation; Corporate Law; Governmental Law; Mediation.