Areas Of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Motor Carrier Liability
- Medical Malpractice
- Products Liability
- Railroad Liability
- Estate Administration
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1964
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1964
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee, 1964
- U.S. District Court Western District of Tennessee, 1964
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit
- Federal Claims Court
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee
- J.D. - 1964
- Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, Tennessee
- B.S. - 1961
Honors and Awards
- Selected at 2011 Mid-South Super Lawyer, Personal Injury Plaintiff.
- Member and Majority Leader, Tennessee House of Representatives, 1971 - 1976
- Member, 1978-1992 and Chairman, 1990, Tennessee Appellate Court Nominating Commission
- Member, Tennessee Judicial Evaluation Commission, 1995 - 2001
- Member, U.S. Circuit Judge Nominating Commission, Sixth Circuit, 1976 - 1980
- Member, 1994-2010 and Vice Chair, 2003-2005, Tennessee Board of Regents, State University and Community College Tennessee Board of Regents.
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Coffee County Bar Association, Member
- Tennessee Bar Association, Member
- Tennessee Association for Justice, Member