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| Practice Areas | Business; Tort Liability; Class Actions; Health Care Law; Securities Law; Chancery Practice; Governmental Law; Professional Liability; Products Liability | | | Education | University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 1980, University of Tennessee at Knoxville (B.S., 1976; M.B.A. in Finance, 1980) | | | Admitted | 1980, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of Tennessee; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court | |
| Memberships | Memphis (Member, Board of Directors and Board Executive Committee, 1999—; Member, Equal Justice Committee), Tennessee (Vice President, Tennessee Bar Association, 2006-2007 and 2007-2008; President, 2008-2009; West Tennessee Representative, Board of Governors, 2000—; Operations Committee Chair; Chair, Disaster Preparedness Committee; Member, Judicial Campaign Ethics Committee; Member, Task Force on Judicial Conduct) and American (Member: Litigation Section; House of Delegates, 2000-2006; Honor Roll, Torts and Insurance Practice Section) Bar Associations; Memphis Bar Foundation (Fellow and Board of Directors, 2003—; President, Board of Trustees, 2004-2005); Tennessee Bar Foundation (Fellow; Member, Nominating Committee); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; American Health Lawyers Association. Fellow: American Bar Foundation; Memphis and Tennessee Bar Foundations; Litigation Counsel of America. | | | Born | Memphis, Tennessee, December 30, 1955 | | | Biography | Chair, Appellate Practice Group and Business Litigation Group. Member, Moot Court Board (Vice Chairman, 1978-1979; Chairman, 1979-1980). Member, Moot Court Team (Member, Committees on: Securities Law, 1978-1979; Labor Law, 1979-1980). Law Clerk to Chief Justice Frank Drowota, Tennessee Supreme Court, 1980. Chair, 1994-1998 and Member, 1994—, University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Council. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America ® in Appellate Law, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation, 2007—; Mid-South Super Lawyers, Business Litigation, 2006—. Author: "Property Tax Exemptions for Religious and Educational Institutions: How Pure is Pure?" Judicial Newsletter, Vol. 6 No. 2 (Spring, 1979); "Pritchard v. Rogers and the Nightmare of Defective Trust Deed Forms," Tennessee Bar Journal, Vol. 21, No. 2 (May, 1985); "The Tennessee Recording Tax Statute and its Effect on Perfection of Security Interests," Lewis and Aronov, Tennessee Law Review (Spring, 1985); "Inadequate Trust Deed Waivers of The Statutory Right of Redemption: The Nightmare Reoccurs," Tennessee Bar Journal, Vol. 22, No. 5 (October, 1986); "Resolving Priority Disputes Under Section 9-306 of the Uniform Commercial Code: Who Wins Between a Creditor Bank and an Inventory Lender With Respect to Proceeds of Inventory?" Tennessee Bar Journal (November/December, 1991); "Physician Deposition Fees," Nashville Medical News, Volume VI, No. 1 (January, 1994); "Arbitration and Mediation Clauses in Health Care Contracts," Nashville Medical News, Vol. 5, No. 7 (July, 1994); "Supreme Court Decides Arbitration Agreements Between Physicians and Patients are not Per Se Void as Against Public Policy," Health Care News (June, 1996); "Secrets of Success from Trial Lawyers," Memphis Lawyer, Volume 17, Issue 3 (July/August, 2000); "Rule 56.03: Whatever Will Be Will Be, Tennessee Journal of Practice and Procedure," Vol. 2, No. 2 (Summer, 2002); "Changes in Jury Trials," Memphis Lawyer, Volume 19, Issue 5, pgs. 6-12 (September/October, 2002); "Are Automobile Financing and Other Credit Transactions which Comply with the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act Subject to Private Rights of Action Under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act?" 71 Tenn. L. Rev. 695 (2004); "What is the Memphis Bar Foundation and Why Should You Care and Be Proud of It?," Memphis Lawyer (March 2005); "Inspire Young People Early Because There Are Lots of Samanthas Out There," Memphis Business Journal (December 7, 2007); "Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation," Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Law Journal (Spring 2008); "Tennessee Supreme Court Holds Class Actions Are Not Allowed Under Tennessee Consumer Protection Act," Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry Business Insider (November-December 2008); "Merit Selection Ensures Talented Bench," The Commercial Appeal (March 2009); "Connections and Cash Should Not Decide [Judicial Selection]," The Chattanooga Times (May 3, 2009); The President's Perspective column, published monthly in the Tennessee Bar Journal (2008-2009). Panelist: Leadership in Action, Tennessee Bar Association (Spring 2007). Speaker: "Advanced Appellate Practice," Memphis Bar Association (April 10, 2008); "Appellate Practice," 25th Annual Tennessee Bar Association Academy (December 16, 2008); "Leaving A Proud Enduring Legacy By Joining The Fight For Equal Access To Justice," Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Conference (January 2009 and March 2009); "Trial Practice for Today's Litigator," Tennessee Bar Association (April 24, 2009); "Changes in the Tennessee Rules of Civil Procedure," Greater Memphis Paralegal Alliance (May 20, 2009); "Tennessee Insurance Law Update," Barristers Educational Services (December 29, 2009). Member: Professional Leadership, Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law (2007); Nashville Bar Association Pro Bono Campaign Lunch (March 2009); Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission (1991-1994). Vice-Chair, Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission (1994-1995). Vice-Chair, Tennessee Lawyers Fund for Client Protection (1991-1996). Chair, Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission (1995-1996). Member, Tennessee Judicial Selection Commission (1994-2001). Recipient: Tennessee Supreme Court Outstanding Service Award (1996); W. J. Michael Cody Pro Bono Award, Memphis Bar Association (2008). Chair, Tennessee Democratic Party (1988-1991). Chair, Tennessee Democratic Party's Judicial Qualifications Committee, 1994. Mediator, Certified by American Arbitration Association (1994). Arbitrator, National Association of Securities Dealers. Recipient: University of Tennessee College of Law Alumni Leadership Award (1988); University of Tennessee College of Law Outstanding Service Award (1998); Memphis Legal Secretaries Association Boss of the Year Award (1994). Leadership Memphis (1995). Governor's Aide de Camp (1998). Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Advisory Commission on Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure (1999-2009) and Member, Electronic Discovery Committee (2007). President, Tennessee Legal Community Foundation (2009-2010). Board Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Historical Society (2009 —). Member, Tennessee Supreme Court's Access to Justice Commission (appointed April 3, 2009). Chair of Pro Bono Attorney Involvement Committee (appointed April 29, 2009). The Harmonie Group Membership Committee Chair (2003—). | | | ISLN | 905465942 | |
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