Born LaGrange, GA (1957).
Member of:
ˇ Georgia Trial Lawyers Association
ˇ Workers Compensation Claimant Association (1988)
ˇ Atlanta and Decatur/DeKalb Bar Associations (1988)
ˇ State Bar of Georgia
ˇ Board member of the Poultry Justice Alliance Committee (1999)
ˇ Recognized by the Georgia State AFL-CIO as Friend of Labor in 2006
ˇ Workers' Compensation panel member for National Football Players League Association and Professional Hockey Players League Association
ˇ President of the Workers' Compensation Claimants Lawyers (WCCL) 1996 to 1998
ˇ Chairman of the Georgia Crime Victims Compensation Board since 1990
ˇ Member of the Georgia Workers' Compensation Advisory Commission 2000
ˇ Member of the Georgia Judicial Nominating Committee 2000 to 2003
ˇ Member of the Georgia State Ethics Commission 2004 to 2006
ˇ Awarded for Excellence in Legal Profession Award by MALDEF in 2005
ˇ Member of the Georgia Criminal Justice Coordinating Counsel, appointed as Mentor
ˇ State Bar of Georgia Transition into Law Practice Program by Chief Justice Leah Spears in 2008
ˇ Frequent Speaker and Lecturer on workers' compensation issues