PRACTICE AREAS:
Construction                        Business
Fidelity and Surety            Corporate

ADMITTED:
Admitted to bar, 1982, Tennessee, U.S. District Courts of Tennessee, 1982; Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, 1982; U.S. Supreme Court, 1995.

EDUCATION:
University of Memphis (B.B.A., 1965; M.B.A., 1967; J.D., 1982)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
AGC and ABC (Associate Member)
American Arbitration Association, Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators
American Bar Association (Member: Fidelity and Surety Committee, Tort and Insurance Practice Section, Litigation Section; Forum Committee for the Construction Industry, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section)
American Institute of Architects (Associate Member)
American Subcontractors Association
Construction Specifications Institute
Herff School of Engineering, University of Memphis, Former Adjunct Professor of Law
Memphis Bar Association
Memphis-Shelby County Bar Association
Memphis State University Law Review, 1979-1982
Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel
Tennessee Bar Association
Tennessee Construction Advisory Council - American Arbitration Association
West Tennessee Chapter, American Subcontractors Association, Former General Counsel

PUBLICATIONS/LECTURES:
Co-author of numerous books and articles on Construction Law topics.
Frequent lecturer on construction law topics for construction groups and organizations including CSI, American Subcontractors Association National Convention and American Bar Association Construction Forum National Seminar.

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION EXPERIENCE
Arbitrator since 1989 in numerous multi-party and multi-million dollar claims as counsel and as an arbitrator
Mediator since 1994 in numerous matters
Tennessee Rule 31 Mediator
Federal Court Panel of Mediators
American Arbitration Association Panel of Mediators