Personal
Married
Two Children
Baptist
Eagle Scout, Scout Master and Boy Scouts of America Regional Counsel
U. S. Army Reserve 1963-1969 (National Spirit Honor Metal, Outstanding Soldier Award and two Physical Fitness Awards)

Hobbies
Karate (5th Degree Black Belt), Scuba Diving, Flying (Instrument rated), Swimming, Cycling and Hot Air Ballooning

Professional

Admitted to practice: U. S. Supreme Court; U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U. S. District Courts Northern and Southern Districts of Ms., Western District of Tennessee, Eastern District of Arkansas and Middle District of Alabama; Tennessee Supreme Court and Tennessee Court of Appeals.

Benton County Attorney 1972-1980 and 1990 to 1994.

Attorney for Benton County Board of Supervisors 1981 to present.

Attorney for Benton County Board of Education 1981-1996

Past Attorney for Towns of Walnut, Myrtle, Blue Mountain, Hickory Flat, and Ashland, MS

Chairman of Governor's Commission on Crime and Delinquency (1976-78)

Member

Mississippi Bar Association 1969 to Present

Third Circuit Bar Association (Past President)

Federal Bar Association

Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit

Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association (Member of Board of Governors 1977-78 and Committee on Products Liability)

The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Sustaining Member)

National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Mississippi Prosecutors Association (1972-80) (Executive Committee 1976-79)

Mississippi Security and Privacy Commission (1976)

Mississippi Criminal Justice Standards and Goals Commission (1975-76)

Mississippi Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

National District Attorneys Association (1972-80)

American Bar Association 1969-Present (Litigation Section) (Criminal Law Section 1969-77)

Attorneys Information Exchange Group (AIEG)

Lamar Society of International Law

Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Create Foundation

Mississippi Trial Lawyers Assoc

Past Member of Board of Governors

Past Member of Products Liability Committee

Past Chairman of Technology Committee

Past Member of National Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Past Member of Mississippi Association of Criminal Defense
Attorneys

Past Member of Lamar Society of International Law

Education

Ashland High School 1962 (Salutatorian, Baseball and Basketball)
1961 National Science Foundation Award
1962 Chemistry Scholarship, University of Mississippi
1962-1963 University of Mississippi (Baseball and Basketball)
1964-1966 Rhodes College, B.A. in Psychology (Baseball, Basketball and Track)
1969 Juris Doctor, University of Mississippi School of Law

Representative Cases

Ford Motor Company v. Matthews, 291 So.2d 169
Kroger v. Moore, 800 F. Supp. 429
Gurley v. U. S. F. & G., 855 F.2d 194
U. S. Fidelity and Guaranty Company v. Ferguson, 698 So 2d 77 (1997)
Miner v. Bertasi, 530 So.2d 168
Doss v. South Central Bell, 834 F.2d 421, 45 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. 994, 45 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 37,743
Sartain v. Sartain, 405 So.2d 84
I.C.R.R. v. Travis, 2000-IA-01074-SCT