Education:

• J.D. University of Mississippi (1967), Oxford , MS
  
• B.A. Mississippi College (1965), Clinton, MS
  
• Military Service: U. S. Naval Submarine Service (1958-1961)

Areas of Expertise:

• Constitutional Law
• Ethics
• Trusts
• Domestic Relations
• Torts
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Chancery Court Practice
• Mississippi Local Court Practice
• Education Law
• Children in the Legal System
• Wills and Estates
  
  

Professional Experience:

• Professor of Law, Mississippi College School of Law - since 1975

• Associate Member, 1967-1969, aw Firm of Odom, Odom and Pittman, Greenwood , MS

• Associate Member, 1969, Law Firm of Daniel, Coker, Horton and Bell ( Gulfport , MS )

• General Counsel , Mississippi College 1969 - 1993

• Legal Consultant to Southern Baptist Colleges, Universities
  
  

Publications:

• Chapter on Employment Law in Higher Education for Yearbook on Law of Higher Education, 1979

• Paper on The Federal Government and Private Education in America - Delivered in Boston - June, 1979

• Paper on Collective Bargaining and State Action Delivered in Boston - June, 1979

• Paper on Selection, Retention and Promotion of Higher Education Faculty. Univ. of Ga. , July, 1979

• Author, MISSISSIPPI DIVORCE, ALIMONY AND CHILD CUSTODY, Published, 1981, by The Harrison Company, Law Book Publishers, from 1981 to 2002. Now published by WEST/THOMSON LAW PUBLISHERS. Book now in 6th Edition, with annual supplements. Book now published by Thomson-West Law Publishers Sixth Edition written in Summer, 2002. Sixth Edition published by WEST-TOMPSON law book Publishers. This book is also on the Internet for legal research.

• Author - Annual Supplements and New Editions to MISSISSIPPI DIVORCE, ALIMONY AND CHILD CUSTODY (With Forms)

• Author - an additional book on local court practice in Mississippi Courts. 1700 pages of manuscript as of December, 2005.

• Paper on Legal Liability in the Class Room Mississippi College Faculty Forum - 1984

• October, 1990, served as Member of First Delegation of American Lawyers to visit Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Austria . Studied Judicial Systems of these three Countries, with emphasis on Family Law. Visited the Supreme Courts, Parliaments, Ministries of Justice, National Academies of Science, Law Schools and National Attorneys General.

• Author of Article in Miss. Lawyer, 2003 Keepers of the King's Conscience (on Chancery Court)

  
  

Memberships

• Legal Affairs Commission, Education Commission Of the Southern Baptist Convention
  
• Legal Affairs Committee of Christian College Coalition
  
• National Assn. College and Univ. Attorneys
  
• National Organization on Legal Problems of Education
  
• Chair, Southern Baptist Law Deans Conference
  
• Vice Chair, Law School Self Study Committee
  

Admissions:

• Mississippi State Bar
• American Bar Association
• LeFlore County Bar Association (Secretary)
• Hinds County Bar Association
• American Judicature Society
• Jackson Junior Bar Association (Former)
• Miss. Trial Lawyers Association (Former)
• SCRIBES
  

Honors:

• Listed in "Best Lawyers in America " several years
  
  

Professional Organizations:

• Mississippi State and Supreme Courts
• Federal District Courts, Mississippi
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
• U. S. Supreme Court

• College Publications
• College Employees Credit Union
• Title IX
• Administrative Council
• Self-Study for SACS
• NCAA Special Investigative Committee, Chairman

• Academic Standards
• Admissions
• Student Services
• Alumni and External Relations
• Academic Program
• Rank and Tenure
• Law Journal
• Faculty Handbook
• Library Development
  
  

Civic Activities :

• Member, Miss. Farm Bureau
• County Chairman , Easter Seals, LeFlore County
• Cancer Drive , Greenwood , MS , Area Chairman
• Miss. Economic Council
• Miss. Jaycees - Chairman of National Winner Program
• 1969 Outstanding Farmer of the Year
• President of Miss. Jaycees Community Development Council
• Secretary, Greenwood , MS , Jaycees
• State Candidate for Secretary of State, Mississippi
• Served as Delegate of National Conference of
• International Woman's Year - 1977
• Served as Delegate to National Conference
• International Woman's Year - 1977
• Revised Charter for Andrew Jackson Council of Boy Scouts Of America
• Chair, Miss. Economic Council for State Gov't Reorganization
• Speaker, Miss. Economic Speakers Bureau
• Scout Master, Key West , Florida
• Scout Master, Charleston , S. C.
• Rotary Club of Jackson , Miss.

  Board of Directors ------- 1972 Club Extension Committee Occupations Committee Classification Committee Invocation Committee Vice President - 1989-1990 President ------- 1990-1991 Rotary International Conventions Portland , Oregon -- 1990 Mexico City -------- 1991

• Rotary International - Group Study Exchange Program

  Rotary Team Leader to Japan , 1995 District Chairman, to France , 1996 District Chairman, to India , 1997 Assistant District Governor - 1997-1999 Student Exchange Chairman, District 6820 Exec. Committee, South Central Youth Exchange

• Rotary International

District 6820 - Foundation Trustee District 6820 - Nominations Committee

• Member, Christian Businessmen's Committee - Miss.
• Member, Finance Committee, Miss. Religious Leadership Conference
• Leadership Conference - Mississippi Baptist
• Member, First Baptist, Jackson , Mississippi
• Deacon and Sunday School Teacher
• Lay Speaker

Hobbies:

• Deer and Turkey Hunting, Fishing ( Deep Sea and Fresh Water), Camping, Horses, Cattle, Travel, Time with Wife, Grand Children and family.