Admitted
1960, Tennessee; 1979, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Vanderbilt University, LL.B., 1960
Law School Graduation Year
1960
College
Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1954
Memberships
Memphis (President, 1983 ), Tennessee (Member, House of Delegates, 1984-1990) and American Bar Associations
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Listed, Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2003. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Western District of Tennessee, 1965-1969. Senior Staff Attorney, City of Memphis, 1972—. Chairman, Shelby County Criminal Justice Review Committee, 1972-1974. Member: Tennessee Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee, 1978-1987; Advisory Board, U.S. Department of Justice-International Association of Chiefs of Police Deadly Force Training Project, 1987; Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Committee, Western District of Tennessee, 1991-1992. Fellow: Tennessee Bar Foundation, Memphis Bar Foundation; Lawyers Journal Club.
Military
1st Lieut., U.S. Army, 1954-1956