B.A. 1979, J.D. 1983, Howard University; LL.M. 1996, New York University; Student Articles Editor, Howard L. Journal; admitted to practice in District of Columbia, 1983; law clerk to Judge Harriett Rosen Taylor, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1983-84; teaching assistant, Wayne State University School of Law, Fall 1984; law clerk to Judge Anna Diggs Taylor, U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1984-86; associate, Crowell & Moring, Washington, D.C., 1986-90; Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, American University, 1988-90; Teaching Fellow, Howard University School of Law, Spring 1990; trial attorney, Federal Railroad Administration, Washington, D.C., 1990-91; Assistant General Counsel, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Washington, D.C., 1991-93; Lawyering Instructor, New York University School of Law, 1993-94; Associate Professor, West Virginia University College of Law, 1994-98; Visiting Professor of Law, University of Florida College of Law, Summer 1997; Visiting Professor of Law, Spring 1997; Associate Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University, 1998.

Courses:

Family Law; Civil Procedure; Advanced Discovery; Advanced Family Law.

Representative Publications:

African Americans are not Carbon Copies of White Americans--The Role of African American Culture in Mediation of Family Disputes, 13 Ohio St. J. Disp. Resol. 405-60 (1998).

Warning! The Manufacturer of this Product may Have Engaged In Cover-ups, Lies, and Concealment--Making the Case for Limitless Punitive Awards in product Liability Cases, 73 Ind. L.J. 187-253 (1997).