Associate Attorney

PERSONAL

Born March 20, 1954, Greenville, Mississippi

LEGAL EDUCATION

SCHOOL: Mississippi College School of Law

DEGREE: Juris Doctor, 1980

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

SCHOOL: University of Mississippi

DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts,
Political Science, 1975

LEGAL EXPERIENCE

Associate Attorney, Shell, Buford, Bufkin, Callicutt & Perry, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980-1984
Solo Practitioner, Pascagoula, Mississippi, 1984-1989
Associate Attorney, Wilson, McRae, Ivy, Sevier, McTyier & Strain, Memphis, Tennessee, 1989-1995
Associate Attorney, The Sevier Law Firm, Memphis, Tennessee, 1995-1996
Shareholder, Sevier & Phillips, P.C., Memphis, Tennessee, 1997-1998
Associate Attorney, The Hardison Law Firm, a Professional Corporation, 1998-Present

LICENSING

Licensed in state and federal courts in Tennessee (1990) and Mississippi (1980)

PROFESSIONAL

Member, Memphis Bar Association
Member, Mississippi Bar Association

NATURE OF PRACTICE

Insurance Defense litigation
Medical Malpractice Defense

REPORTED CASES

Ricketts v. Carter, 918 S.W.2d 410 (Tenn. 1996)
Landry v. Dood, 936 S.W.2d 635 (Tenn. Ct. App 1996)
Davis v. Memphis Area Teachers Credit Union, 676 So.2d 300 (Miss. 1996)
Baptist Memorial Hospital v. Pan Am. Life Ins. Co., 45 F.3d 992 (6th Cir. 1995)