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Credentials
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1977, Research Editor, Mississippi Law Journal
- Mississippi State University, B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1970
Courts
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi
- U.S. Tax Court
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1978
Professional Affiliations
- American Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Mississippi Bar Association, President, 2008-09
- Mississippi Bar Foundation, Fellow, President, 2005-06
- Harrison County Bar Association, President, 1998
- American Bar Association, Business and Health Law Sections
- Mississippi Access to Justice Commission, Co-Chair, 2011-Present
Awards & Accolades
- Miss. Volunteer Lawyers Project, Curtis Coker Distinguished Service Award, 2017
- AV Preeminent Rated by Martendale-Hubbell, 1991-Present
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law, 2005- Present
- 2024 Lawyer of the Year, Gulfport, Energy Law
- Mid-South Super Lawyers, 2011-2012
- Chief Justice's Award for Service to Miss. Bar, 2009
- Pro Bono Publico Access to Justice Award, American Inns of Court, Russell-Blass-Walker Chapter, 1998
Community Involvement
- Gulf Coast Community Foundation, Founding Member, Chairman of Board, 2003-04, President & CEO, 2006-08 & 2014 - Present
- Memorial Hospital at Gulfport Foundation, Board Member, 2011-Present
- Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service, Member, 2012- Present
- Voted One of South Mississippi’s Outstanding Business Leaders, 2006
- Gulf Coast Business Council, Founding Member
- Knight Non-Profit Center, Founding Member
- Coast Young Professional “4-Ever Young” Community Leadership Award Recipient, 2009
- Mississippi Business Journal, Leaders in Law Award, 2010
- Presidential Volunteer Service Award for Community Service following Hurricane Katrina, 2008
- Leadership Gulf Coast, 1991-1992