University Attended:
Samford University, B.S., Public Administration, magna cum laude, Class Rank: 18/386, G.P.A.: 3.798/4.0, Pi Kappa Alpha (Social Fraternity), Omicron Delta Kappa (Honor Fraternity), Phi Kappa Phi (Honor Fraternity), 1985
Law School Attended:
Cumberland School of Law of Samford University, J.D., magna cum laude, Class Rank 13/183, G.P.A.: 3.56/4.0, Casenote Editor, Cumberland Law Review 1987-1988, Justice, Henry Upson Sims Moot Court Board, Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges, 1987-1988, Member, Curia Honoris, 1988; University of Melbourne Law School, Trinity College, LL.M., International Law, Attended the University of Melbourne Law School, ranked as one of the top 10 law schools in the world, on full scholarship as a recipient of a Rotary Foundation Scholarship for International Understanding. While attending law school was a resident of Trinity College, 1992
Year of First Admission:
1989
Admission:
1989, Alabama; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Alabama; U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Second, Fourth, Fifth, and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
Alabama State Bar; American Bar Association; The American Association of Justice; Alabama Trial Lawyers Association.
Birth Information:
Birmingham, Alabama, June 23, 1963