Practice Areas - Personal Injury
- Criminal Law
| - Family Law
- Automobile Accidents and Injuries
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| University | Martin Methodist College; University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.S., with honors, 1979 |
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| Law School | Memphis State University, J.D., 1982 |
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| Admitted | 1983, Tennessee, U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of Tennessee and U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | Maury, Pulaski-Giles County (President, 1985-1991) and Tennessee (Member, Section on: Criminal Justice; Co-chair, Legislative Committee, 1991-1993; Executive Committee, 1991-1993) Bar Associations; Tennessee Association for Justice (Life Member; Board Member, 2000-2005); Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1993-1994; Co-chair, Legislative Committee, 1990-1992; Board Member, 1990-1994, 1997-2000; 2003-2004; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Tennessee Academy of Certified Trial Attorneys (Board Member, 1995-; Founding Member, 1995-); Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Life Member); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Trial Lawyers Association. |
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| Born | Fayetteville, Tennessee, May 6, 1956 |
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| Biography | Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, Robert W. Ritchie Award, Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 1992 and 1993. Named, "Super Lawyer," Superlawyers.com, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011. Qualified under Supreme Court Rule 13 to serve as Lead Counsel in Death Penalty Litigation. Professor in Business Law, Martin College, Pulaski, Tennessee, Part-time, 1985-1987. Public Defender, Twenty-Second Judicial District, Tennessee, 1987-1992. Member: State Appellate Court Study Commission, 1991-1993; District 6 Supreme Court Investigative Committee, 1989-; South Central Tennessee Correctional Advisory Board, 1989-1992; Tennessee Judicial Council Bench-Bar Relation Committee, 1992-1995. President, 1990-1991, Executive Committee, 1989-1992, Tennessee Public Defenders Conference; Tennessee Capital Case Resource Center; Executive Committee, 1993-1995; National Eagle Scouts Association, 2004-; Board Member Tennessee Justice Project, 2009-2011. Named Top 100 Lawyers in Tennessee by American Trial Lawyers Association 2010, 2011, and 2012. Certified Criminal Trial Specialist, Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization; Certified Criminal Trial Specialist by National Board of Trial Advocacy; A.V. Rating in Martindale-Hubbell.
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| ISLN | 905108597 |
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