PROFILE

To provide legal representation to all rich or poor.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant District Attorney, 21st Judicial District of Tennessee 1978 to 1984

Assistant Public Defender, 21st Judicial District of Tennessee 1992 to 2005

Assistant Public Defender, 23rd Judicial District of Tennessee 2006 to 2008

Private Practice of Law ( 10 years)

EDUCATION

Middle Tennessee State University, Bachelor’s of Science 1970

Nashville School of Law, J.D. 1975

COURT ADMISSIONS

Admitted to Practice Law in Tennessee 1976-Present

Admitted to Practice – Federal Court - Middle District 1976-Present

SKILLS

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer’s Trial College. 1995

Mercer University, Macon Georgia

Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Trial College 1992

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Trial College (Master Instructor) 2002-Present

Paris Landing State Park, Tennessee

NOTES OF INTEREST- Lecturer for:

Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers CLE 1994—“Sentencing in Tennessee”

Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers CLE 2001—“Search Warrants: What Do You Do When You Get One”

Tennessee Coalition Against State Killing: Capital Punishment in Tennessee 2003

Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers CLE 2003—“Expert Testimony: Eye Witness Identification”

District Public Defender’s Conference CLE 2004—“Dog Searches: The Nose…Knows”