9/09 to Present

Approved FINRA Arbitrator.

3/05 to 3/07

President of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators.

3/05 to 12/06

Editor of the Tennessee Bar Associations ADR Newsletter.

1/02 to Present

Appointed by the Tennessee Surpreme Court to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission and in December 2005 was appointed to serve as Chairperson.

1996 to Present

Private Practice of Mediation of Commercial, Employment, Personal Injury,  and Domestic Relations cases

1975 to 1997

Private Practice of Law - Emphasis on Litigation of Personal Injury,  Commercial, and Domestic Relations cases

1995 to Present

Conducted over 1,200 mediations

3/00

AV rating Martindale-Hubbell

1/19 - 1/20/00

"Advanced Transformative Mediation Skills" U.S. Postal Service 20 Hours

11/99

Assistant Trainer for Mediation and Conflict Management-Mediation of Business, Family and Domestic Conflicts

9/99

Panel member Mediation Association of Tennessee ethics seminar

11/1/98

American Academy of Attorney Mediators and Memphis Bar Association advance mediation training-6 Hours

10/8 - 10/9/98

Mediation in Selected Cases Involving Domestic Violence Issues 13.5 hrs

8/98

Assistant Trainer for Mediation and Conflict Management-Mediation of Business, Family and Domestic Conflicts

1998 to Present

Member of the mediation panel for the Western District of Tennessee of the United States District Court

3/1997 to Present

Listed as a Rule 31 Mediator by the Tennessee Alternative  Dispute Resolution Commission in General Civil and Family Cases

1997 to Present

Adjunct Professor University of Memphis School of Law - Focus of course is alternative dispute resolution with an emphasis on mediation and mediation skills for advocates

May & June 1997

Assistant Trainer 40 Hour Civil  mediation training for mediation in the U.S. District Courts in the Western District of Tennessee.

1/1997

40 Hour Civil mediation training for mediation in the U.S. District Courts in the Western District of Tennessee

10/1996 to Present

Certified by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) as a  Mediator

3/1996

Mediation and Conflict Management-24 Hours of training of Business, Civil and Commercial Disputes

2/1996 to Present

Certified by the Mediation Association of Tennessee as a Civil, Commercial, and Domestic mediator

8/1995

Mediation and Conflict Management-46 Hours of training of Business, Family and Domestic Conflicts

7/1995 to 5/2000

Certified Civil Trial Specialist by the State of Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and The National Board of Trial Advocacy

9/1994

American Academy of Attorney Mediators - 13.5 Hours of training in Mediation of non domestic Civil disputes

7/1982

National College of Advocacy Advanced Program in Civil Advocacy

7/1978

National College of Advocacy Program in Civil Advocacy

1969-71

U.S. Peace Corp Volunteer-Malaysia