EDUCATION:
Mississippi State University
(B.S., Accounting, 1968)
University of Mississippi School of Law
(J.D., with Distinction, 1973)
MILITARY:
Lt. Inf., U.S. Army 1968-1971
Instructor, Officer's Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia
Reconnaissance Platoon Leader, Vietnam
EXPERIENCE:
February 1, 1995 to present:
Forman Perry Watkins Krutz & Tardy, LLP
Jackson, Mississippi
Partner
January 1974 to January 31, 1995:
Thomas, Price, Alston, Jones & Davis (1974-1992)
Alston, Rutherford, Tardy & Van Slyke (1993-Jan.1995)
Partner; Chairman of Firm's Tort and Insurance Section
Active trial practice with varied experience in complex litigation. Extensive experience in mass tort litigation. Retained by manufacturers/distributors of asbestos products, pneumatic tools and chemicals to defend mass tort litigation in Mississippi, Texas, Alabama and Arkansas. Conducted corporate litigation for a number of Fortune 500 companies and oil and gas litigation for worldwide energy producers.
BAR ADMISSIONS:
Mississippi, 1973
Texas, 2002