2020 Best Lawyers in America© (Civil Rights Law)
2017 B-Metro Magazine Top Lawyers
Fellow of The American Bar Foundation since 2016
Man of Distinction - Metro Birmingham Chapter of NAACP, 2014
Rated by Super Lawyers since 2008
Chair, Labor and Employment Section, Alabama State Bar, 2002
Member, Executive Committee, Labor and Employment Section, Alabama State Bar, 1996-2003
Co-Founder and Past President, Magic City Bar Association
Chairman and member of various committees of the Birmingham Bar Association
Martindale Hubbell’s highest rating (AV) since 2011

EDUCATION:
Samford University, Cumberland School of Law, J.D., 1982
Samford University, School of Business, M.B.A., 1982,
Birmingham-Southern College, B.A., 1978
AREAS OF PRACTICE:
Civil Rights
Class Action Cases
Discrimination and Retaliation
Employment Litigation
Mass Torts