Areas of Emphasis
  • Employment Litigation
  • Traditional Labor Law
  • Workers' Compensation
Distinctions
  • One of Memphis Most Influential Black Attorneys, Memphis Minority Business Magazine, 2009
Education & Honors
  • University of Arkansas, J.D., cum laude, 2008
  • Board of Advocates
  • Mississippi State University, M.B.A., magna cum laude, 2002
  • Tougaloo College, B.A., Economics, magna cum laude, 2001
Associations
  • American Bar Association
  • National Bar Association
    • Ben F. Jones Chapter
  • Tennessee Bar Association
    • Labor and Employment Section
  • Mississippi Bar Association
  • Magnolia Bar Association
  • Memphis Bar Association
    • Labor and Employment Section
  • National Black MBA Association
  • Phi Delta Phi
Bar Admissions
  • Tennessee, 2008
  • Mississippi, 2009
  • U.S. District Courts
    • Tennessee: Western District
    • Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
  • U.S. Court of Appeals
    • 5th Circuit
Legal Experience
  • Mangum v. Cato Corp., 2009 WL 4250624 (5th Cir. 2009), drafted Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals brief affirming District Court's grant of summary judgment in favor of employer on claims of Title VII race discrimination and state law claims.
  • Lead co-counsel in representation of private hospital employer in Collective Bargaining Agreement arbitration hearings.
  • Represented private and public entities in TN Workers' Compensation benefit review conferences, settlements, and litigation.
Papers, Presentations & Publications
  • Frequent contributor to Butler Snow Workplace newsletter.
  • Mississippi Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, Annual Education Conference, 2010.

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