Admitted
1977, Arkansas; 1978, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Southern Methodist University, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Princeton University, A.B., 1974
Memberships
Arkansas Bar Association (Chair, Criminal Law Section, 1991-1992; Member, House of Delegates, 1990-1994); Arkansas Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (President, 1989-1991; Board Member, 1999—); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Co-Chair, Habeas Corpus Committee, 1989-1990).
Biographical
Author, The Crisis in Indigent Defense: An Arkansas Commentary, 44 Arkansas Law Review 409, 1991. Adjunct Faculty Member, University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law, 1991-1995. Member, Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Criminal Practice, 1997-2003. Chairman, Arkansas Capital Resource Center, 1994-1997.