Successfully helping people in Georgia for over 30 years.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Business Litigation
- General Litigation
- Police Misconduct/Excessive Force
Certified Legal Specialties
- Mediator, 1996
Bar Admissions
- Georgia, 1988
- Tennessee, 2023
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1992
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia, 1988
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Georgia, 1994
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1988
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1993
Education
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia
- J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence – 1988
- Honors: cum laude
- University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
- B.B.A., Bachelor of Business Administration – 00/1985
- Honors: Phi Kappa Phi
Published Works
- Palmer V. Liggett Group, Inc.: State Tort Claims and the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act Mercer Law Review, Vol. 38 #3, 1987
- McNally v. United States and its Effect on the Federal Mail Fraud Statute: Will White Collar Criminals Get A Break? Mercer Law Review, Vol. 39 #2, 1988
Honors and Awards
- Brainerd Currie Honor Society
- American Jurisprudence Award, Business Associations
- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Past President of the Conasauga Bar Association
- Past President of the Dalton Jaycees
- Past President of the Dalton Civitan Club
- Georgia Trial Lawyers Association (GTLA), Member
- American Association for Justice (AAJ), Member
Pro Bono Activities
- United Methodist Church of Dalton
- Local Boy Scouts
- Youth sports coach and civic organizations
