EDUCATION:  Duke University , A.B. 1949; Duke Law School , J.D. 1952.  Georgetown Law Center , L.L.M., Taxation, 1956; S.J.D., Taxation, 1958.

HONORARIES:  Phi Beta Kappa; Associate Editor, Duke Law Review; Omicron Delta Kappa.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:  Senior Attorney, U.S. Tax Court, 1956-58; Commissioner, U.S. Court of Military Appeals, 1955-1956; American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Section of Taxation, 1972-1973).

PUBLIC SERVICE:   Past Chairman, Board of Trustees, Highland Park United Methodist Church , Dallas, Texas; Past Chairman, Duke-Dallas Alumni Association; Board of Directors, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation; Major, J.A.G.C., U.S.A.R., Active Duty (1952-1955).

LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES:  Drafted the Texas Professional Corporation Act in 1969 for State Bar of Texas. Drafted amendments to ERISA (Federal Pension Law) for submission to Senate Finance Committee through Senator Lloyd Bentsen.  Former member of Legislative Advisory Board, Small Business Council of America, involved in federal legislative on behalf of small businesses.  Active participation in several federal tax legislation projects.

PUBLICATIONS:  Contributing author of tax articles to The Wall Street Journal and various legal periodicals.

MEMBER OF THE BAR:  U.S. Supreme Court; Texas Supreme Court; North Carolina Supreme Court; District of Columbia Court of Appeals.