Candidate, United States Senate, 2014

Vice President, Tennessee Constitutional Convention, 1977

Delegate, Tennessee Constitutional Convention, 1977

No caucus information on file.

Licensed Attorney, State of Tennessee, 1975-present

Former Assistant United States District Attorney, Eastern District of Tennessee

Attorney, Private Practice

No organizational membership information on file.

Awards:

The Best Lawyers in America, Since 1989

Public Justice Achievement Award, Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, 1997

Favorite Book:

The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr by: Ken Gormley
The Biography of Dwight D. Eisenhower by: Arthur M. Schlesinger
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by: Doris Kearns Goodwin

Favorite Movie:

Papillon and Patton

Favorite Musician:

Hank Williams, Sr., Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson

Favorite Quote:

"Never give in--never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honor and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy." -Sir Winston Churchill, Speech, 1941, Harrow School

Favorite TV Shows:

Law and Order, Seinfeld, Two and a Half Men

Hobbies or Special Talents:

Golf, Tennis, Basketball, Watching College Football, University of Tennessee Athletics