Education:
B.A., Millsaps College (1976)
J.D., University of Mississippi (1978)

Bar and Court Admissions:
Licensed to Practice in the States of
   Mississippi and Colorado
United States Supreme Court
United States Courts of Appeals for the
   Fifth, Eleventh and Tenth Circuits
United States District Court for the
   Northern District of Mississippi
United States District Court for the
   Southern District of Mississippi
All Mississippi State Courts
United States District Court for the
   District of Colorado
All Colorado State Courts

Professional Organizations:
American Bar Association, Arbitration,
   Natural Resources and Energy
   Litigation Sections
CPR International Institute for Conflict
   Prevention and Resolution, CPR    National Panels for Distinguished    Neutrals: Energy, Oil & Gas and    Mississippi Panels
Mississippi Bar Association
Colorado Bar Association
Rocky Mountain Mineral Law    Foundation
Federal Energy Bar Association
U.S. Oil & Gas Association,
   Alabama/Mississippi Division

Recognitions/
Accomplishments
Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Rated
The Energy & Natural Resources ADR
   Group a/k/a ENR Dispute Resolution,
   LLC, Co-Founder & Member
Oxford Dispute Resolution, LLC,
   Co-Founder & Member
Author: “Recent Trends in Water    Litigation: Transboundary or Interstate    Dispute Resolution” (Mississippi    Water Resources Association)
Author: “Current Developments in the    Law of Gas Balancing” (Mississippi
   Petroleum Accountant Society)
Author: “Oklahoma Senate Bill 168 -    Origins and Practical Applications”    (Denver Association of Petroleum    Landmen)
Author: “Developments in Natural Gas    Contract Litigation” (Denver    Association of Petroleum Landmen)
Author: “Regulatory Takings and    Inverse Condemnation by    Governmental Land-Use
   Regulation of Oil and Gas
   Operations” (Colorado Bar    Association - Mineral Law
   Section Panel)
Mississippi Law Journal, Comment    Editor, Special Assignments
   Research Board, Staff Editor and    Editor, Mississippi Supreme Court    Review (1977-78)

Cases of Note:
Anderman/Smith Operating Co. v.    Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., 918 F.    2d 1215 (5th Cir. 1991), reh. den.,
   924 F. 2d 654, cert. den. 111 S.Ct.    2799 (1992)
Day v. Tenneco, Inc., 696 F. Supp. 233    (S.D. Miss. 1988)

Primary Practice Areas:
Complex Litigation
Arbitration and Mediation
Natural Resources

Away From The Office:
Alan and his wife, Mary, are parents of three children and have two grandchildren. They enjoy music, art, pottery, travel, hiking and biking.