Admitted: 1980, Tennessee and U.S. District Court, Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee; 1981, U.S. Tax Court; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: Nashville School of Law, J.D.
Member: Tennessee and Nashville Bar Associations; Tennessee Association for Justice.
Biography: Instructor, Corporations and Law Office Management, Southeastern Paralegal Institute, 1985-1992. Member, Hearing Committee: Board of Professional Responsibility for the Tennessee Supreme Court, 1990-1996. Chairperson Metropolitan Nashville Transportation and Licensing Commission 2005. Rule 31 certified civil mediator, trained in collaborative law. Fellow: Nashville Bar Foundation, Life Member TAJ.
Born: Wheeling, West Virginia
Languages: Greek and French
Cases: O'Rourke v. O'Rourke, 337 S.W.3d 189 (Tenn. App. 2009); Staats v. McKinnon, perm. to appeal denied 2006, 206 S.W.3d 532 (Tenn. App. 2006); Wright v. Quillen, 83 S.W.3d 768 (Tenn. App. 2002); Wright v. Quillen 75S.W.3d 413 (Tenn. App. 2001); Baxter v. State of Tennessee, Dept. of Corrections, 831 F.2d 293 (6th Cir. 1987); Cullum & Maxey Camping Center, Inc. v. Adams, 640 S.W.2d 22 (Tenn. App. 1982); Dailey v. Southern Heel Co. 785 S.W.2d 344 (Tenn. 1990); Cowden v. Sovran Bank/Central South, 816 S.W.2d 741 (Tenn. 1991); McFarlin v. Watts, 895 S.W.2d 687 (Tenn. App. 1997); Tolar v. City of Cookesville, 952 S.W.2d 831 (Tenn. App. 1997); Stanbury v. Bacardi, 953 S.W.2d 671 (Tenn. 1997); Boyd v. Tennessee State University, 848 F.Supp. 111 (M.D. Tenn. 1994); Hogan v. Coyne Int'l Enterprises Corp, 996 S.W.2d 195 (Tenn. App. 1998).