Native of Clarksville, TN; B.A. (cum laude), Vanderbilt University, 1977; J.D., Vanderbilt University School of Law, 1981; law clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Nashville, 1981-1984; private practice, Washington, DC, and Nashville, TN, 1984-1985; staff attorney, FDIC, Nashville, TN, 1985-1986; Assistant Attorney General, Attorney General’s Office, 1986-1991; Senior Counsel, 1991-1995; Deputy Commissioner, TN Department of Commerce and Insurance, 1995-1998; President, Hospital Alliance of Tennessee, 1999-2000; General Counsel, Tennessee Hospital Association, Nashville, 2000-2001; Counsel, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 2001-2002; General Counsel, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Chattanooga, 2002-2011; appointed Solicitor General, September 2011.