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Professor of Law, 1989-present.
Mediator, Certified with The Mississippi Bar, 1999-present.
Special Assistant District Attorney, Hinds and Yazoo Counties, Mississippi, 1993-1998.
Special Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, United States Department of Justice, Jackson, Mississippi, January 1990.
Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi, United States Department of Justice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1987-1989.
Assistant District Attorney for Seventh Circuit Court District (Hinds and Yazoo Counties), State of Mississippi, 1982-1987.
Special Assistant Attorney General, Justice Department, State of Mississippi, 1980-1982.

Lecturer, Deprivation of Liberty: Search and Seizure, Mississippi Public Defenders Conference, 2009 and 2010.
Lecturer, Empowering Women for the Profession, Evelyn Gandy Lecture Series, 2010.
Lecturer, Direct Examination and Cross-Examination, Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Annual Seminar, 2009.
Foreword, Introduction to Criminal Law, Nored, 2009.
Lecturer, Effective Use of Experts, Expert Reports and Documents, Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference Annual Seminar, 2008.
Mississippi Practice Series , Encyclopedia of Mississippi Law, Chapter 23, Criminal Law (authored with Mary Miller and Donald E. Campbell) 2001.
After White v. Illinois: Fundamental Guarantees To A Hollow Right To Confront Witnesses, 40 Wayne L. Rev. 159 (1993).

The Mississippi Bar Association
American Bar Association
Fifth Circuit Federal Bar Association
Magnolia Bar Association
Mississippi Women Lawyers Association
Metro Jackson Black Women Lawyers Association
Capital Area Bar Association
Program Chair, American Inn of Court, Charles Clark Chapter, 2012-2013
President, Hinds County Bar Association, 2001-2002
Governor, Fifth Circuit Federal Bar Association, 2001-present
President, Fifth Circuit Federal Bar Association, 2006-2008
Trustee, The Mississippi Bar Foundation, 2000-2003, 2012-present
Fellow, The Mississippi Bar Foundation, 1997-present
Supreme Court of Mississippi Task Force on Gender Fairness, 1998
Mississippi Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Rules, 2000-2008
The Mississippi Bar Court Liaison and Judicial Administration Committee, 2000-2010
The Mississippi Bar Resolution of Fee Dispute Committee, 2004-2010
Board, Leadership Jackson Alumni Association, 2004-2006
Executive Committee of American Inn of Court, Charles Clark Chapter, 1999 - present

Recognized as Hinds County Circuit Drug Court Judge in Tenth Year Anniversary Program, 2010.
Mississippi College School of Law, Faculty Collegial Award, 2010.
Mississippi College School of Law, BLSA Faculty of the Year Award, 2010.
Mississippi College, BLSA Outstanding Alumni Award, 2008.
Fifth Circuit Bar Association, Distinguished Board Service Award, 2004.
Hinds County Bar Association, Outstanding Service Award, 2002-2003.
Mississippi Bar Foundation, Appreciation Award for Service as Trustee, 2003.
The Mississippi Bar, Women in the Profession Committee, Susie Blue Buchanan Lifetime Achievement Award, 2002.
Mississippi Women Lawyers Association, Outstanding Woman Lawyer of the Year Award, 2002.
Mississippi College Alumni Association, Lawyer of the Year Award, 2001.
NAACP, Jack Young Legal Award, 1997.
Lecturer in Law - Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada Lectureship in Law, 1995-1997.
Mississippi College School of Law, Professionalism in the Field of Law Award, 1990.
Honored as a Woman of Achievement by Mississippi Women for Progress, 1988.