Personal Injury Certified Legal Specialties Mediator, 1996
Georgia, 1988; Tennessee, 2023; U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1992 U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1988 U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1994 U.S. Federal Courts, 1988 U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence cum laude - 1988 Law Review: Mercer Law Review, 1986 - 1988 University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration - 1985 Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Palmer V. Liggett Group, Inc.: State Tort Claims and the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act Mercer Law Review, Vol. 38 #3, 1987 McNally v. United States and its Effect on the Federal Mail Fraud Statute: Will White Collar Criminals Get A Break? Mercer Law Review, Vol. 39 #2, 1988
Brainerd Currie Honor Society American Jurisprudence Award, Business Associations
Past President of the Conasauga Bar Association Past President of the Dalton Jaycees Past President of the Dalton Civitan Club Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, Member, ABA, Member, AAJ, Member
United Methodist Church of Dalton, former Local Boy Scouts leader and Youth sports coach, civic organizations
