EDUCATION: University of South Alabama, B.A., 1985, University of South Alabama 1990, M.P.A., Mississippi College, J.D., 1993; McGill-Toolen High School, 1981
PRACTICE OF LAW: Maintained a private practice in Mobile including criminal, family law, personal injury and probate. Admitted to all State and Appellate Court of the State of Alabama and all Court in the State of Mississippi; also admitted to the U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Alabama, and the U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern District of Mississippi; Admitted to the Fifth and Eleventh U.S. Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of the United States.
APPOINTED: Appointed as Mobile County Circuit Court Judge in February, 2016.
MEMBER: Alabama Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association, Mobile Bar Association, Liberty Bell Award Committee; Served as Bar Commissioner for the 13th Judicial Circuit, Place 2, 2009-2015; Served on the Executive Committee for the Mobile Bar Association and on the Board of Director for the Mobile Bar Foundation; Served on the Board of Directors for the Alabama Bar Association and the Alabama Bar Foundation; former City of Prichard Prosecutor; served as Board Member of the City of Mobile Museum Board.