Distinctions
Distinctions
Knoxville Bar Association
- Immediate Past President (2019)
- President (2018)
- President’s Award (2009,2014)
- Board of Governors (2010-2012)
- Co-Chair Judicial Committee (2009-2014)
- Co-Chair of the Law Office Management and Technology Committee (2006-2008)
- Member of the Professionalism Committee (1999-2005)
- Vice-Chair (1994-1995) and Co-Chair (1995-1996) of the Continuing Legal Education Committee
Tennessee Bar Association
- President’s Award (2005) for Dedicated and Exemplary Service to the Profession
- Chair of the Tennessee Bar Association Study Committee of a Proposed Supreme Court Rule Governing Alternative Fee Dispute Resolution (2005)
American Bar Association
East Tennessee Foundation
- Board of Directors (2009-2014)
Wesley House Community Center
- Board Member (2008-2011) (2013-15) Board Chair (2010)
American Red Cross
- Board of Directors, Knoxville Area Chapter (1996-2012)
- Chapter Chairman(May 2004-2006)
Helen Ross McNabb Foundation
- Board Member (2002-2008)
- Board Chair (fiscal year 2005-2006)
St. Mary’s Hospital Foundation
- Board of Directors (1997-2006)
Member of Knoxville Estate Planning Council
Active Member of Fountain City United Methodist Church
Leadership Knoxville, Class of 2008
Areas of Practice
Business Law:Trust, Estate Planning, Probate, Taxation, Business Organization and Planning, Business Sales and Acquisitions, Business Succession Planning
Litigation:Estate and Trust Litigation
Education
University of Tennessee College of Business, B.S. cum laude 1984, Major in Accounting
University of Tennessee College of Business, M.Acc. 1985, Masters of Accountancy with concentration in Taxation
University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D. 1990
Admissions
Tennessee, 1990
United States Tax Court, 2001
United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee 2015