Biography
Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity (President, South Carolina Chapter, 1960); Pi Sigma Alpha. Member, Editorial Board, South Carolina Law Quarterly, 1959-1961. Author: "Due -Process: Extraterritorial Service of Process," 11 South Carolina Law Quarterly 383, 1959. Capt. Judge Advocate, USAF, 1961-1964, Law Clerk to U.S. District Judge R.W. Hemphill, 1964-1966. Permanent Member, 4th Circuit Judicial Conference. Member, U.S. District Court Advisory Committee, 1984-1996. Listed in: Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law. AV Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell.
College
The Citadel, A.B., Distinguished Military Graduate 1958;
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D. 1961
Southern Methodist University -Graduate Law Studies
Board Certifications
- Board Certified Medical Malpractice, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy
- Certified Mediator, South Carolina Supreme Court
Practice Areas
Memberships
- Charleston County and American Bar Associations
- South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Medical Malpractice Section, 1975-1977)
- American Association for Justice (State Committeeman, 1970-1974)
- South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1976-1977)
- International Society of Barristers (Fellow, 1982—)
- National Board of Trial Advocacy (Civil Diplomate, 1982—)
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, (Member, Board of Trustees, 2007—)
- American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys (Diplomate, 1981—)
- Member, Board of Governors, (1989—2019)
Court Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
- U.S. Tax Court and U.S. Court of Military Appeals
- U.S. Supreme Court; District of Columbia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Claims Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
