Accomplishments
- TN Supreme Court Rule 31 Family Listed Mediator
- National Association of Securities Dealers Arbitrator & Chairperson
- Key Bridge Foundation Mediator re: Americans with Disabilities Act
- U.S. Department of Labor/Cornell University Employment Mediator
- TN Supreme Court Rule 31 Domestic Violence Listed Mediator
- American Health Lawyers Association Mediator
- Settlement Solutions, LLC Independent Contract Mediator
- Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration, Division of Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities, Protection from Harm Mediator
- Chattanooga Bar Association Fee Dispute Resolution Arbitrator & Chairperson
Significant Cases
No appealed cases of record to date. All tried cases are of record primarily in the state trial courts in Hamilton County, TN; Catoosa, Walker, & Dade Counties, GA; and surrounding counties.
Practice Areas
- Family Law
- Child Support
- Custody & Visitation
- Divorce
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 1993
- Georgia, 1994
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 1993
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit, 1993
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- Georgia Court of Appeals
- Supreme Court of Georgia
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
- J.D. - 1992
- University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
- B.A. - 1989
- Honors: magna cum laude
Professional Associations
- Tennessee Bar Association
- Chattanooga Bar Association
- Lookout Mountain Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Georgia Bar Association
- Chattanooga Trial Lawyers Association
- House of Delegates, Tennessee Bar Association
- Tennessee Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, Executive Council
- Leadership Chattanooga Alumni Association, Greater Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce, President - Elect
- ProLex, LLC Advisory Board, Chair
