Education

• B.A., Davidson College, 1975
• J.D., University of Mississippi School of Law, 1978
• Mississippi Law Journal, Member
• Honor Council, Chairman

Legal Experience

• Admitted to Mississippi bar, 1979
• Watkins Ludlam Winter & Stennis, 1979-1984
• State of Mississippi, Assistant Secretary of State, Director of Securities Division, 1984-1989
• Mississippi Development Authority, General Counsel, 1989-1992
• Maxey Wann Begley & Fyke, 1993-2000
• State of Mississippi, Office of Governor, Chief Legal Counsel, 2000-2003
• State of Mississippi, Treasurer, 2003-2004
• City of Jackson, Department of Administration, Director, 2005-2007
• Watkins & Eager since 2007

Concentration

• Public law and finance

Professional Activities

• Mississippi Bar Association, Board of Commissioners, 1986-1989; Young Lawyers Division, Secretary, 1987-1988; Board of Directors, 1983-1985
• Jackson Young Lawyers, President, 1984-1985
• Capitol Area Bar Association, Board of Directors, 2008 - 2011
• National Association of Bond Lawyers
• Mississippi College School of Law, Adjunct Professor, International Law, 1993

Court Admissions

• All Mississippi state and federal courts

Distinctions

• AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
• Language: German

Community Service

• International Ballet Competition; Board of Directors
• Bookfriends, the University Press of Mississippi; Board of Directors
• Mississippi Humanities Council; Council Member
• American Council on Germany