BACKGROUND:
Born Sylacauga, Alabama, June 10, 1952

EDUCATION:
B. A., Political Science, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1974
J. D., University of Alabama School of Law, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 1977

EDUCATIONAL HONORS AND SOCIETIES:
Order of the Coif, Member 1977 to Present

ADMISSIONS TO PRACTICE LAW:
Alabama State Bar, 1977; United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama; 1978; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1980; United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, 1992; United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama, 1993; and, United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, 1995.

MEMBERSHIP IN LEGAL ASSOCIATIONS:
Alabama State Bar
American Bar Association, member Health Law Section
Dallas County Bar Association, President 1995, Secretary 1980
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America

CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS:
Selma Dallas County Chapter of the American Heart Association, Campaign Chairman 1983
Selma/Dallas County United Way, Board Member 1987-1992
Black Belt Chapter of the American Red Cross, Board Member 1996-1998
University of Alabama National Alumni Association, Vice-President and Member of the Executive Committee, 1994-1996