Admitted
1969, Tennessee; 1973, U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Law School
Nashville School of Law, J.D., 1969
Law School Graduation Year
1969
College
University of Evansville, B.S., 1964; Vanderbilt University, M.B.A., 1980; Pepperdine University, Ad
Memberships
Nashville, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.
Biographical
Beta Gamma Sigma. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Equity. Listed in Who's Who in America. Named by Nashville Post: Among Best Lawyers in Nashville, 2003. Author: Day of Reckoning Looms for Ailing Thrifts, American Banker, June 25, 1991; Challenging the Examiner's Loan Appraisals, American Banker, January 6, 1992; How to Challenge Examiners: Carefully, American Banker, October 16, 1992; Detailed Minutes: A Shield for Directors, American Banker, February 8, 1993; Mediation: A Valuable Tool for Bankers, Bankers Magazine, July/August, 1995; Mediation: An Idea Whose Time Has Come, The Tennessee Banker, May, 1996; The Wave of the Present: Mediation, The Tennessee Banker, September, 1996; Mediation: A Better Way, The Tennessee CPA, May, 1997. Instructor: Law and Banking, American Institute of Banking, 1969-1974; Instructor, Tennessee School of Consumer Banking, 1994. Visiting Professor in Business Law, David Lipscomb College, 1975-1977. Lecturer, Mid-South School of Banking, 1988. General Counsel, First American Corporation, Nashville, Tennessee, 1971-1981. Member, Board of Directors, Mid-South Commercial Law Institute, 1980-1981. President and Chief Operating Officer, Metropolitan Federal Bank, Nashville, Tennessee, 1988-1991. Member and Chairman, 1998-2000, Bank Lawyers Committee, The Tennessee Bankers Association. Rule 31 Listed Mediator, Tennessee, 1997. Mediator, United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 1998 and Eastern District of Tennessee, 1996. Member, Arbitration and Mediation Panels, American Arbitration Association. Member, Arbitration Panel, National Association of Securities Dealers.