Shareholder; Vice-President

Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Defense
Dental Malpractice Defense
Hospital Defense Litigation
Nursing Home Litigation
Insurance Defense Litigation
Alternate Dispute Resolution

Education
B.S. (With High Honors) University of Tennessee at Martin, 1973
J.D., University of Memphis, 1975


Affiliations
Memphis Bar Association (1981 - Director of Young Lawyers, 1981 - Director of Senior Bar, 1982 - Secretary of Young Lawyers); Tennessee Bar Association; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute;

Admissions

Tennessee, 1976
United States Supreme Court, 1992
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, 1985
All Appellate Courts for the State of Tennessee, 1976
United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee, 1976
United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee, 2004

Honors & Activities

Tennessee Historical Commission Award, 1973

Civil Trial Specialist – Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and National Board of Trial Advocacy

Tennessee Supreme Court Approved Mediator

United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee Court-Appointed Mediation Panel

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (2005)

Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation since 2003

Martindale-Hubbell - AV rating

Reported Cases

Busby v. Massey, 686 S.W.2d 60 (Tenn. 1984)

Atkins v. City Finance Company, 683 S.W.2d 331 (Tenn. 1986)

Ellis v. Chase Communications, Inc., 63 F3d. 473 (6th Cir. 1995)

MK Associates v. Pickering, 959 S.W.2d 152 (Tenn. App. 1997)

Publications

Book

The Sultana Tragedy, Pelican Publishing Company, 1992

Historical Study

Problems Relating to the Socio Economical Development of Northwest Tennessee 1819 1900, TVA, 1973

Articles

1) "The First West Tennessee Raid of General Nathan Bedford Forrest" The West Tennessee Historical Society Papers, 1974

2) "The Sultana Disaster" The Blue and Gray Magazine, August, 1990

3) "A Tragic Postscript" American History Magazine, September, 1996

4) "Can We Talk? The Recent Givens Decision Says No" Tennessee Bar Journal, November, 2002

Presentations

Memphis Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Courthouse Walk Through Program, "Do's and Don't's Civil Jury Trial," November 5, 1987

Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association, "Handling Complex Litigation," September, 1988

Memphis Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division, Courthouse Walk Through Program, "Civil Trials," November 3, 1988

Tennessee Young Lawyers Conference, Bridge The Gap Seminar, "Trial Practice," 1990, Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis Bar Association, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, "Jury Selection," July 6, 1995

Tennessee Bar Association, Young Lawyer’s Division, Trial Practice Seminar, “Closing Argument,” December 16, 2002, Memphis, Tennessee.

National Business Institute Seminar, “The Art of the Settlement in Tennessee: How to Get the Results You Want,” November 16, 2004, Memphis, Tennessee.