JURIS DOCTOR – WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Babcock Scholarship

Part of the magic of educating law students is teaching them more than they realize they are learning. Wake Forest did that for me.

Fantastic law school!

B.A. ENGLISH – THE CITADEL, Charleston, South Carolina

Regimental Academic Officer; Top 5% of Class

Military colleges require students to wear uniforms, shine their shoes and march in full-dress parades. The public hears all about that. What the public does not hear is that military schools provide great educations for students who are ready to learn.

MEDIATOR TRAINING – Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

A mediator is a trained “neutral” who helps people find solutions to their disputes. Being a mediator is nothing like being a lawyer; still, I believe my training as a mediator has made me a better lawyer.

ARBITRATOR TRAINING – Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service, Inc., Atlanta, Georgia

An arbitrator, like a judge, hears and decides cases. Being an arbitrator comes naturally to anyone with a legal education. The foundation of arbitrator training is learning how the decisions reached in private arbitrations are made to dovetail with the public judicial system.

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE IN BANKING – American Institute of Banking, Washington, DC

The AIB, a subsidiary of the American Bankers Association, offers correspondence and online training in banking with courses such as Analyzing Financial Statements, Money and Banking, Principles of Banking, Home Mortgage Lending, Consumer Lending, and International Banking.