B.S. 1957, Virginia Military Institute; LL.B. 1962, Washington and Lee University; Editor-in-Chief, Washington and Lee Law Review; admitted to practice in Virginia; associate, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, Virginia, 1962-69, partner, 1969-93, counsel, 1993-2001; Adjunct Professor of Law, Washington and Lee University, 1997-99; Visiting Professor of Law, 1999-.