Born Worchester, Massachusetts, February 8, 1949

Education

• Samford University, Cumberland School of Law (J.D., 1976)
• University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1971)

Admitted to Bar

• Florida, 1976
• Alabama, 1978

Member

• Alabama State Bar
• Florida State Bar
• United States Supreme Court Bar
• Birmingham Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Trucking Industry Defense Association
• Alabama Workers’ Compensation Organization
• Defense Research Institute

Other information

• Law clerk to the Honorable Robert S. Vance, U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
• General Counsel, Catholic Diocese of Birmingham
• Best Lawyers in America – Personal Injury and Worker’s Compensation
• Alabama Super Lawyers (2007-present)
• Past Chairman, Birmingham Bar Association Technology Committee
• Past Chairman, Legal Aid Society of Birmingham
• Past President, Notre Dame Club of Northern Alabama
• Past President, Academic Counsel of Spain Park High School
• Past President, St. Thomas More Society of Greater Birmingham
• Past Board Member, Downtown YMCA

Areas of Practice

• Civil Trial
• Personal Injury
• Workers’ Compensation
• Insurance Fraud and Bad Faith

Peer Review Rating: AV