PRACTICE AREAS:
Construction
Fidelity and Surety

ADMITTED:
Admitted to bar, 1984, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Western District of Tennessee, 1984; Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi, 1985; Also admitted to:  U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits, U.S. Court of Federal Claims

EDUCATION:
University of Memphis (J.D., 1984)
University of Mississippi (B.B.A., 1981)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:
American Arbitration Association (Member: Construction Panel)
American Bar Association (Member: Forum Committee for the Construction Industry; Tort Trial and
Insurance Practice Section, Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
Associated Builders & Contractors (Associate Member)
Construction Financial Management Association (CFMA)
Defense Research Institute (Member: Fidelity and Surety Committee)
Memphis Bar Association
National Bond Claims Association (NBCA)
Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity
Tennessee Association of Construction Counsel (TACC), Board Member
Tennessee Bar Association (Member: Mechanics’ and Materialmen’s Lien Law Revision Committee)

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 Associated General Contractors Association, American Bar Association Forum on the Construction Industry, National Bond Claims Association, Construction Financial Management Association, Surety Claims Institute, Lorman Educational Systems, and National Business Institute.