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Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Business Law; Collections Law; Criminal Law; Family Law

Additional Information: Memphis, Tennessee and American Bar Associations; National Association of Chapter 13 Trustees.

Biography: Phi Beta Sigma; Beta Gamma Sigma; Business Honorary Society; Delta Theta Phi (Officer, 1984-1985). Member, Golden Key Honor Society. Recipient: Michael Cody Pro Bono Award for MALS, 2002; Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Community Legal Center, 2003; Harris Gilbert Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Tennessee Bar Association, 2004. Counsel, Down Syndrome Association of Memphis, 1987-1990. Pro Bono Panel: Memphis Area Legal Services and Community Legal Center. Member, Bellevue Baptist Church. Chair, Memphis Access to Justice Committee, 2005. Member, Tennessee Bar Association Access to Justice Committee Statewide.

The determination of the need for legal services and the choice of a lawyer are extremely important decisions and should not be based solely upon advertisements, certification, specialization or self-proclaimed expertise. Certifications of specialization are available to Tennessee lawyers in all areas of practice relating to or included in the areas of Civil Trial, Criminal Trial, Business Bankruptcy, Consumer Bankruptcy, Creditor's Rights, Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice, Elder Law, Estate Planning and Family Law. Listing of related or included practice areas herein does not constitute or imply representation of certification of specialization. These disclosures are required by the Supreme Court of Tennessee.