Areas of Practice
- Wills, Trusts & Estates
- Estate & Trust Litigation
- Conservatorships & Guardianships
- Formation & Business Planning
- Partnerships
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- J.D. – 1972
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Oxford, Mississippi
- Master of Arts – 1965
- Bachelor of Arts – 1964
Bar Admissions
- Mississippi, 1973
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi, 1973
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi, 1973
Professional Associations and Memberships
- The Mississippi Bar, Estates & Trusts Section
- Madison County Bar Association
- Estate Planning Council of Mississippi
- Jackson Estate Planning Forum
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, Fellow
- Study Committee of Estate and Trusts Section of Mississippi Bar, Member
- Selected to Super Lawyers 2011 - 2016
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Phi Delta Phi
- University of Mississippi School of Law, Moot Court Board (Chairman)
Publications
- Mississippi Probate and Estate Administration, 3d, ed. published by Thomson West
- Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, Wills section and Trust section published by Thomson West
Instructional Courses and Presentations
- Various estate planning seminars to CLU and life insurance professionals
- Various probate and estate administration seminars to attorneys and paralegals
- Various in-house training programs for bank trust departments
- Various estate planning seminars to business and civic groups
- Presentation to the Mississippi Judicial College and Mississippi Conference of Chancery Court Judges on Uniform Prudent Investor Act
- Presentation to Conference of Chancery Court Clerks on estate, guardianship and conservatorship administration
Past Employment Positions
- Mississippi College School of Law, Adjunct Professor, Wills, Estates and Trusts
- Trustmark National Bank, Vice President and Trust Officer, Estate and Trust Division