Admitted: 1977, Georgia, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
Law School: Boston University, J.D.
Member: DeKalb (Former Member, Board of Directors) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Alternative Dispute Resolution) Bar Associations; Lawyers Club of Atlanta (Treasurer, 1996-1997); State Bar of Georgia (Chairperson, Section on Individual Rights and Responsibilities, 1991-1993; Member, Sections on: Labor and Employment; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Individual Rights and Responsibilities; former member: Fee Arbitration Committee (Vice-Chair, 1999-2000); Legal Aid Committee; Access to Justice Committee; Committee on Women and Minorities in Profession, 1994-1995; Strategic Planning Committee; Commission on Children and the Courts).
Biography: Recipient: Thomas Hunter Prize, 1974; 1997 John Minor Wisdom Public Service and Professionalism Award. Author: "The Federal Tort Claims Act," 16 Clearinghouse Rev. 509 (1982). Co-Author: with Phyllis J. Holmen, "Claims Against Federal Defendants Under the Administrative Procedure Act," 21 Clearinghouse Rev. 223 (1987). Professor, Legal Research and Writing, National Center for Paralegal Training, 1987-1989. Procurement Appeals Hearing Officer, City of Atlanta, (1984-1986) and (1987-1989); Associate Magistrate, DeKalb County, (1997-2001; 2001-2005; appointed 2005 to term ending 2009).
Born: Knoxville, Tennessee