Education: A.B., Duke University (1968)
J.D., University of Mississippi (1971)
Bar and Court Admissions: Licensed to Practice in the State of
Mississippi
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the
Fifth, Eleventh and Federal
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
Admitted Pro Hac Vice in courts in
numerous states, including
Alabama,
Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia,
Missouri, North Carolina,
Tennessee,
Wisconsin and Virginia
Professional Organizations: American Bar Association: Franchise
Forum, Litigation Section
Mississippi Bar Association
Arbitrator, National Association of
Securities Dealers
Bar Association of the Fifth Circuit Court
of Appeals
Recognitions/ Accomplishments: Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register for
Preeminent Lawyers: Commercial
Litigation, Franchise Law, Personal
Injury
Martindale-Hubbell AV® Rated Mississippi Law Journal: Research
Editor, Editor-In-Chief (1970-1971)
Numerous presentations at seminars
sponsored by American Bar
Association,
Mississippi Bar
Association, American Franchisee
Association and
others
Cases of Note: Carter Equipment Co. v. John Deere
Industrial Equipment Co., 681
F.2d
386 (Fifth Cir. 1982) Pursue Energy Corp. v. Southern
Natural Gas Co., 781
F.2d 1079 (Fifth
Cir. 1986) United States v. Lawrence County
School District, 799
F.2d 1031 (Fifth
Cir. 1986) Shivangi v. Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc., 825 F.2d 885
(Fifth Cir. 1987)
Primary Practice Areas: Franchise and Distribution
Business Transactions
Commercial Litigation
Personal Injury
Arbitration and Mediation
Listing
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