- Date of Birth: December 25th, 1957
- Place of Birth: Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Education:
- 1980 graduate of Wofford College, B.A. in Government, Suma Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa
- 1983 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor
- Bar Admissions:
- The South Carolina Bar Association
- The United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- The Spartanburg County Bar Association
- Professional Memberships:
- The American Bar Association
- American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys
- Honors and Awards:
- President’s Award, presented by the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1988-89; 1989-90
- American Jurisprudence Award for Trial Advocacy
- Frequent past speaker on the subject of automobile insurance coverage and stacking at the following trial lawyer meetings and seminars:
- Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
- Auto Tort Seminar, Atlanta, GA, sponsored by the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
- Various continuing education programs sponsored by the South Carolina Bar Association