Admitted
1976, Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Middle Districts of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Emory University, J.D., with distinction, 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
State University of New York at Binghamton, B.A., 1971
Memberships
Atlanta Bar Association (President, 2001-2002; Board of Directors, 1995-1996 and 1998-2003; Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1996; Member: Task Force on Municipal Court Reform, 1986; Chair, Atlanta Bar Olympic Games Criminal Law Panel, 1996; Judicial Selection and Tenure Committee, 1994-1997); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Board of Governors, 2003); Georgia Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-1998; Vice President, 2000); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Associate Attorney, Kilpatrick Stockton, Atlanta, Georgia, 1976-1978. Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1982. Assistant U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Georgia, 1982-1984. Member, Atlanta Judicial Commission (Chair, 1997-1998). Member: Board of Directors, President, Vice President and Treasurer, Legal Clinic for the Homeless, Inc., 1994-2000; Piedmont Park Special Events Advisory Committee to Mayor, 1997-1998; Drug Court Task Force, 1994-1997. Member, Atlanta Charter Review Commission, 1995. Member, Finance Committee, National Conference of Bar Presidents. Member, Executive Committee, Metro Bar Caucus, 2000-2003 (Chair, 2003-2004).