Distinctions
· Board Attorney, Forrest County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors, 1992-2007
· City Prosecuting Attorney, Petal, Mississippi, 1989-92
· Special Master for Youth Court, Perry County, Mississippi, 1990-92
· Board Attorney, Perry County, Mississippi Board of Supervisors, 1975-92
· County Prosecuting Attorney, Perry County, Mississippi, 1975-76
Associations
· American Bar Association
· Mississippi Bar
- Government Law Section
- Labor and Employment Law Section
- Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law Section
· Mississippi Association of County Board Attorneys
- President, 1990-91
Legal Experience
· Enterprise Products Co. v. Board of Supervisors of Forrest County, 729 So. 2d 790 (Miss., 1998) -- case resulted in substantial amount of previously untaxed property to be added to county and school ad valorem tax rolls.
· Fairley v. Forrest County, Miss., 814 F. Supp. 1327 (S.D. Miss., 1993) -- challenge to county redistricting plan after 1990 census.
· Issuer's Counsel for all forms of bond issues and other financing for Perry County (1975-1992) and Forrest County (1992-2007).