Duke University 1983. University of Georgia School of Law 1986. General civil trial practice since 1986, serving southeast Georgia (Brunswick, Darien, Woodbine, St. Marys, Kingsland, Nahunta, Jesup, Waycross, Baxley, Blackshear, Folkston, Hazlehurst, Hinesville, etc.).

Areas of practice include Family Law (divorce, alimony, child custody, child support, modifications, contempt, adoption, legitimation), Tort claims (fraud, malpractice, negligence, car crashes, slip & fall, assualt, battery, personal injury, wrongful death, etc.,) Workers Compensation (on the job injuries), insurance claims, breach of contract (collections, business disputes), landlord-tenant disputes, probate, real estate litigation.

Areas of practice exclude bankruptcy, real estate closings, social security, criminal defense.