Admitted: 1983, Tennessee; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court

Law School: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, J.D., 1982

College: University of Tennessee at Knoxville, B.S., magna cum laude, 1979

Member: Hawkins County (Vice President, 1989-1991, President, 1991-1992), Tennessee (Member, House of Delegates, 1992-1995), American and Federal Bar Associations; Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National Organization of Social Security Claimants Representatives; National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys; American Bankruptcy Institute.

Biography: City Attorney, City of Surgoinsville, 1984-1998.

Born: Kingsport, Tennessee, January 8, 1957