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	Born in Meridian, Mississippi, April 8, 1953. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Mississippi. Elected Lauderdale County Prosecuting Attorney, serving from January, 1980 through December, 2003. One of the original incorporators of Lauderdale County Habitat for Humanity, Inc., and attorney for the Board of Directors since 1989.

Education
	Mississippi College (J.D., 1978); Mississippi State University (B.S., 1975); Meridian Community College (A.A., 1973).

Practice Areas
	Commercial Law; Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Personal Injury; School Law; Criminal Defense; Bankruptcy/Creditor's Rights; Real Estate. Admitted to all courts within the State of Mississippi; 5th Circuit Court of Appeals (1992); United States Supreme Court (1997).

Reported Cases

Board of Educ. of Calhoun County v. Warner, 853 So.2d 1159 (Miss. 2003); Quitman Consolidated School District v. Enterprise School District, et al., 105 F.Supp.2d 545 (S.D Miss. 1999), Affirmed 226 F.3d 642, 148 Ed. Law Rep. 602 (5th Cir. July 11, 2000); Hall v. Dillard, 739 So.2d 383 (Ct. App. Miss. 1999); Broadhead v. Bonita Lakes Mall, Limited Partnership, 702 So.2d 92 (Miss. 1997); Brown v. Winn-Dixie Montgomery, Inc., 669 So.2d 92 (Miss. 1996); Lauderdale County School District v. Enterprise School District, et al., 24 F.3d 671 (5th Cir. 1994); Austin Development Co. & Eastover Bank for Savings v. Sowashee Venture v. Austin Development, 19 F.3d 1077 (5th Cir. 1994); Estate of Otho Brown v. Lauderdale County School District, 624 So.2d 77 (Miss. 1993); Null v. Buntyn, 553 So.2d 29 (Miss. 1989).

Memberships

Lauderdale County Bar Association (President 2006 and 1988); Federal and American Bar Associations; The Mississippi Bar (Member, Board of Bar Commissioners, 10th Circuit Court District, 1997-1998); Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference; Commercial Law League of America; Mississippi School Board Attorneys Association; Member of the Character and Fitness Committee of the Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions (1991 to present).