Appointments and Governmental Positions:
Commissioner, State of Alabama at large, Alabama Commission on Higher Education (current Vice-Chair) - Appointed by Lt. Governor (2004-present)
Family Law Task Force (2009) - Appointed by Chief Justice of Alabama Supreme Court
National and Community Service Board of Directors(2000 - 2002) - Appointed by Governor of State of Alabama
Mountain Brook Library Board - Chair - (2001-2008)
President's Cabinet - University of Alabama
Board of Directors, Higher Education Partnership - Former Representative of The University of Alabama (1999-2001)
District Vice-President The University of Alabama National Alumni Association (1996-1998)
President - University of Alabama Alumni Association, Jefferson County Chapter (1994-1995); Former Executive Committee member
Current Member Rotary Club of Birmingham - Sunrise; Monday Morning Quarterback Club; Red Elephant Club
Board of Directors, A Club Foundation - University of Alabama
Former Elder and Deacon Independent Presbyterian Church
Selected Speaking Engagements and Publications:
Alabama Bar Institute - Family Law Seminar - December 1, 2008 - The Relocation Statute
Alabama Bar Institute - April 25, 2008 - Discovery During Divorce Proceedings
National Business Institute - Analyzing Financial Information in a Divorce Case
Alabama Bar Institute - Criminal Law - October 6, 2006 - Demonstrative Evidence and Defending Against the Presumption
Alabama Bar Institute - Recent Decisions of the United States Supreme Court
Birmingham Bar Association - Recent Developments in the Law - DUI Seminar
Alabama Bar Institute - Domestic Relations Seminar - Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Alabama Bar Institute - Estate Planning Seminar - Pre-Nuptial Agreements
Alabama State Bar - Family Law Section Preparation, Execution and Enforcement of Ante-Nuptial Agreements
Alabama Bar Institute - Recent Developments in the Law Seminar - "Recent Developments in Criminal Law"
Alabama Bar Institute - Criminal Defense Seminar - "Recent Developments in the Law and Crime Control Bill"
Legal Secretaries Seminar - "Preparation of Divorce Settlement Agreements"
Legal Secretaries Seminar- Preparation of Discovery
Alabama Bar Institute - Domestic Relations Seminar "Representing Older Clients" and "Banking Laws".
University of Alabama School of Law - Guest Lecture "White Collar Crime and Federal Sentencing Guidelines".
Birmingham Downtown Committee - "White Collar Crime";
Alabama Bar Institute - Advanced Family Law Seminar "Recent Developments in Interspousal Torts";
Birmingham Legal Secretaries Association - Domestic Relations Child Support Guidelines; Ethics for the Law Office.
