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Credentials
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., 1961
- Tulane University, B.B.A., 1957
Courts
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1976
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1961
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi, 1961
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi, 1961
- U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1992
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1961
Professional Affiliations
- General Counsel for the Mississippi Power Company
- General Counsel for the State Port Authority at Gulfport
- Chairman of the Mississippi Ethics Commission
- Governor's Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal
- Mississippi State Senate, 1968-1979
- General Counsel of the Gulf Coast Business Council
- American Bar Association
- Energy Bar Association, Southern Chapter, Board Member
- Mississippi Bar Association, Executive Committee, Natural Resources Section
- Harrison County Bar Association, President 1967
- Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association
- Maritime Law Association (proctor in admiralty)
- Federal Energy Bar Association
- American Counsel Association
- American Judicature Society
- Mississippi Economic Council
- Mississippi Industrial Development Council
- Mississippi State Bar Complaints Tribunal, Former Judge
- Southern Growth Policies Board, Former Executive Committee Member
- Governing Board of the Council of State Governments, Former Member
- Mississippi Marine Resources Council, Former Director
- Litigation Counsel of America, Member
Awards & Accolades
- Energy Bar Association's State Regulatory Practitioner Award, Inaugural Recipient 2006
- The Best Lawyers in America®, Energy Law, Gaming Law
- Mississippi Super Lawyers
- Chambers USA, Energy & Natural Resources
Community Involvement
- American Cancer Society, past chairman
- Chamber of Commerce, former board member
- Mississippi Economic Council
- Westminster Presbyterian Church
- Mississippi Children's Home Services, Board Member
- Former Federal Fund Coordinator for the City of Gulfport