Resume of Steven Oberman

Steven Oberman

Attorney at Law

550 Main Street, Suite 730

Knoxville,Tennessee 37902

Phone: (865) 249-7200

Fax: (865) 540-1696

Website: http://www.tndui.com

E-mail: oberman@tndui.com

                                                  

 

CURRICULUM VITAE

EDUCATION

BAR ADMISSIONS

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

LEGAL RELATED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

BOOKS

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

HONORS, AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION

FEATURED SPEAKER FOR LECTURES AND SEMINARS

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

 

LEGAL EDUCATION & SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION

 

UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE COLLEGE OF LAW, Knoxville, Tennessee Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1980

Certified as a Specialist in DUI Defense Law by the National College for DUI Defense, Inc., 1999

Certified as a Specialist in DUI Defense Law by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education & Specialization, 2006

 

 

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

 

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, Auburn, Alabama Bachelor of Arts 1977

 

 

BAR ADMISSIONS

 

U.S. Supreme Court (1985)

Tennessee Supreme Court (1980)

Tennessee Criminal Court of Appeals (1980)

Tennessee Court of Appeals (1980)

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee (1980)

U. S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (1981)

U. S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals (1983)

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Association of Trial Lawyers of America (1980 – Present)

Federal Defender Services of Eastern Tennessee, Incorporated; Board of Directors (1993 – 2000); Vice President (1994 – 1998); President (1998 – 2000)

Knoxville Bar Association (1980 – 2006); Co-Chair Judicial Committee (1997 – 2001)

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1982 – Present); Chair or Co-Chair DUI Advocacy Committee (1995 – Present)

National College for DUI Defense, Inc.; Dean (2009-10); Dean Emeritus (2010-11); Board of Regents (1999 – 2011); Fellow (2011 – Present); Founding Member

Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1980 – 2006); Board of Directors (1983 – 1989)

 

 

LEGAL RELATED EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

 

2010 – Present Oberman & Rice, An Association of Trial Lawyers, Knoxville, Tennessee

2008 – 2010 The Oberman Law Firm, An Association of Trial Lawyers, Knoxville, Tennessee

1986 – 2008 Daniel & Oberman An Association of Trial Attorneys, Knoxville, Tennessee

1996 – Present Adjunct Professor University of Tennessee Law School, Knoxville, Tennessee

1993 – 1995 Adjunct Associate Professor University of Tennessee Law School, Knoxville, Tennessee

1983 – 1985 Daniel, Claiborne, Oberman & Buuck Attorneys at Law, Knoxville, Tennessee

1980 – 1982 Daniel, Claiborne & Lewallen Attorneys at Law, Knoxville,Tennessee

 

 

BOOKS

 

Oberman, Steven, DUI: The Crime and Consequences in Tennessee. New edition published annually since 2002 by West Group Publishing Company.

Oberman, Steven, DUI: The Crime and Consequences in Tennessee, copyrighted 1991 by The Harrison Publishing Company. Supplemented annually through 1996; Second Edition, 1997, supplemented annually through 2001.

Taylor, Lawrence and Oberman, Steven, Drunk Driving Defense, Seventh Edition, 2010, published by Aspen/Wolters Kluwer Publishers, Inc., supplemented annually.

Taylor, Lawrence and Oberman, Steven, Drunk Driving Defense, Sixth Edition, 2005, published by Aspen Publishers, Inc., supplemented annually.

Taylor, Lawrence and Oberman, Steven, Drunk Driving Defense, Fifth Edition, 2003-04 supplements, published by Aspen Publishers, Inc.

 

 

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

 

Oberman, Steven and Sara Compher-Rice, Vehicular Homicide by Intoxication: Preparation, Strategy and the Law,  in Defending DUI Vehicular Homicide Cases, 2012 Edition, pp. 7-30 (Thomson Reuters/Aspatore).

Compher-Rice, Sara and Oberman, Steven, Investigating the DUI Case: Things to Do, Places to Go, People to See, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), March 2009.

Compher-Rice, Sara and Oberman, Steven, Have You Told Your DUI Client . . . ?, Dicta (published by the Knoxville Bar Association), April 2008.

Oberman, Steven and Compher-Rice, Sara, The Standardized Field Sobriety Test Validation Myth, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), June 2006.

Hlastala, Michael P., Ph.D., Polissar, Nayak, Ph.D., and Oberman, Steven,Statistical Evaluation of Standardized Field Sobriety Tests, Journal of Forensic Sciences, May 2005.

Kapsack, Bruce and Oberman, Steven, Crawford v. Washington: [The] DUI Defense Practitioner’s Perspective, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), September/October 2004.

Oberman, Steven, Cross-Examination of the State’s Blood Test Expert, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), December 2001.

Oberman, Steven, Drunk or Drowsy? How Fatigue Can Be Mistaken for Intoxication, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), January/February 2001.

Oberman, Steven and Bell James A. H., Effective Use of Police Videos in DUI Defense, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), November 1999.

Oberman, Steven and Cooper, Jonathan D., Attacking the Disclosure and Analysis of Hospital Blood-Alcohol Test Results, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), April 1997.

Oberman, Steven and Kellogg, Kimberly, DUI as a Federal Crime, The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), January/February 1996.

Oberman, Steven and Cooper, Jonathan D., Evading Roadblocks on the Prosecution Highway (Part One) , The Champion (published by the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers), December 1994.

Oberman, Steven and Bell, James A. H., D.W.I. Means Defend With Ingenuity 1986.

Oberman, Steven and Bell, James A. H., D.W.I.: Defend With Ingenuity, a periodic series published by the Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 1985 – 1987.

Oberman, Steven, “Birmingham Drug Survey,” Social Studies: The Humanizing Process, eds. M. Kleg and J. Litcher (Winterhaven, Florida Council for the Social Studies, 1972) pp. 159-168.

 

 

HONORS, AWARDS & SPECIAL RECOGNITION (Listed in Reverse Chronological Order)

 

Named Best Lawyers in America "Lawyer of the Year" in Knoxville for 2013 in the area of Criminal Defense: Non-White-Collar

Designated as Stand-Alone Program Chair of National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Continuing Legal Education Institute

Named to "2009 Best Lawyers in Knoxville" by the Knoxville News Sentinel and the Greater Knoxville Business Journal

Named to the “Top 100 Trial Lawyers” by the American Trial Lawyers Association every year since 2007

Named to the Best Lawyers in America List every year since 2008

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, The President’s Legal Education Achievement Award, in recognition of exceptional achievement in CLE programming and for outstanding contributions to the professionalism and integrity of the criminal defense bar (2008)

Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education & Specialization, Award for Leadership in Attorney Certification, 2006

Named to the “Super Lawyer” List in Mid-South Super Lawyers Magazine every year since its inception in 2006

Named to the Knoxville City View Magazine “Top Attorney” List every year since its inception in 2006

First attorney in State of Tennessee to become certified as a DUI Defense Specialist by the Tennessee Commission on Continuing Legal Education & Specialization, 2006

Appointment to Governor Phil Bredesen’s Task Force on DUI Laws in Tennessee, Selected as Committee Vice-Chair (2006)

Named to the Best Lawyers List every year since its inception in 2004 in the area of DUI Defense by Business Tennessee Magazine Participant (invitation only) in meeting sponsored by Center for Disease Control/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Alcohol Impaired Drivers: Injured, Uncharged and Untreated (2005)

The Bernstein-Ritchie Award for Extraordinary Service to the University of Tennessee Law School Legal Clinic (2004)

University of Tennessee College of Law Outstanding Adjunct Professor (2002)

American Bar Association/National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Panel Member of the Judicial Issues Group Development Meeting regarding Driving Under the Influence of Drugs Per Se Legislation (2001)

Member of the Board of Regents, National College for DUI Defense, Inc. (1999 – Present)

Advisory Board Member to The Champion, The Official Publication for the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1999 – Present)

Appointee to the Administrative Office of the Tennessee Supreme Court Committee to Educate the Tennessee Judiciary about DUI laws (1998)

Graduate of The National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada, DUI/Traffic Safety Faculty Development Workshop developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (1998)

DUI Committee Chair or Co-Chair of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1995 – Present)

Moot Court Board Special Service Award for Outstanding Contributions to the University of Tennessee College of Law Advocacy Program (1995 – 1996)

Adjunct Professor, University of Tennessee College of Law (1993 – Present)

Forrest W. Lacey Award for Outstanding Faculty Contribution to the University of Tennessee College of Law Moot Court Program (1993 – 1994)

Coach, University of Tennessee Law School National Trial Team (1991 – 1996)

Special Judge, General Sessions Court of Knox County, Tennessee, Criminal Division (1987 – 2010)

Colonel Aide de Camp,Tennessee Governor’s Staff (1983)

Marquis Who’s Who in America, Who’s Who in American Law, Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, Who’s Who in the World, and Who’s Who of Emerging Leaders in America

 

FEATURED SPEAKER FOR LECTURES AND SEMINARS (in alphabetical order by organization)

 

Advanced DRE Course Overview for Legal Professionals (Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 2009)
Topic: Cross Examining the DRE

American Bar Association (Napa, California 2007)
ABA Standing Committee on Specialization
2007 National Roundtable on Lawyer Specialty Certification
Topic: Micro-Specialties: Insights from the National College for DUI Defense,Inc.

American Bar Association/National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (1997)
“Defending DUI Cases: Insights from the Masters,” Las Vegas, Nevada
Topics: Investigating the DUI Case; Demonstrating Field Sobriety Tests

Arizona Attorneys for Criminal Justice (Tucson, Arizona 2006)
Topics: Effective Use of PowerPoint at Trial & Beating the Field Sobriety Tests with Statistics

Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Little Rock, Arkansas 2008)
Topic: Crossing the Officer on FSTs: Throw the Book at Them

Cambridge, England Court Clerk Meeting (1984)
Topic: Defending Drinking Drivers in the United States

Cook County Public Defender’s Office (Chicago, Illinois 2009) 
Topic: Crossing the Officer on FSTs: Throw the Book at Them

Defense of Drinking Drivers Institute (Atlanta, Georgia 2003)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

Federal Bureau of Investigation New Agent Training (Quantico, Virginia 2002)
Topic: Courtroom Testimony

Federal Defenders Services for East Tennessee, Continuing Legal Education Program (Townsend, Tennessee 2003)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Orlando, Florida 1995)
Topic: Investigating the DUI Case

Florida Bar Association Masters of DUI Seminar (Miami, Florida 2004)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

Georgia Institute of Continuing Legal Education
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask (2003)
Topic: Opening Statements: Your First Opportunity to “Win Over” the Jury (2002)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask (2001)

Idaho Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Sun Valley, Idaho 2000)
Topic: The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests: Throw the Book at Them

Impaired Driving Specialists (Atlanta, Georgia 2008) 
Topic: Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) Overview

Indiana Public Defenders Council (Indianapolis, Indiana 2008) 
Topic: Crossing the Officer on FSTs: Throw the Book at Them

Knoxville Bar Association (1996, 1991, 1988)
Topic: Defending the Drinking Driver

Knoxville Barristers Seminar (1996, 1985)
Topic: General Sessions Court Criminal Practice

Knoxville Defense Lawyers Association (2011)
Topic: DUI Legislative Update: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

Knoxville Rotary Club (2012)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

Knoxville Sertoma Club (2002)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

Lorman Educational Services: Standardized Field Sobriety Tests in California (San Diego, California 2005)
Topics: “The ‘Science’ Behind Standardized Field Sobriety Tests,” “Using a Holistic Approach to Standardized Field Sobriety Tests,” “Cross of the Cops on Standardized Field Sobriety Tests,” and “Questions and Answers, Roundtable”

Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (New Orleans, Louisiana 2001)
“Law and All That Jazz”
Topic: The Standardized Field Sobriety Tests: Throw the Book at Them

Mastering Scientific Evidence (Atlanta, Georgia 2004)
Defense Counsel for DUI Case Mock Bench Trial

Mastering Scientific Evidence (Dallas, Texas 2007)
Topic: Examining the EC/IR

Memphis Bar Association (1997)
Topic: A Complete Arsenal for DUI Defense

Missouri Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (St. Louis, Missouri 2002)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers                                        

“DWI Means Defend with Ingenuity®: Getting the Not Guilty Vote,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2012)
Seminar Moderator

“DWI Means Defend with Ingenuity®: Winning at Every Level,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2011)
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor (Crossing the FST Officer)

“Making Sense of Science,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2011)
Topic: Scientific Evidence in DUI Cases: Alcohol & the Human Body

“DWI Means Defend with Ingenuity®: Communicating Your Way to an Acquittal,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2010)
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor (Crossing the FST Officer)

“DWI Means Defend with Ingenuity®: Ultimate DUI Defense: Strategies for the Courtroom Warrior,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2009)
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor (Making Yourself More Interesting; Crossing the FST Officer)

“DWI Means Defend with Ingenuity®: Winning with DUI: Offense, Defense and Special Teams,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2008)
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)
Topic: Crossing the Officer on Field Sobriety Tests

“DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity®: Going All-In When the Deck is Stacked Against You,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2007)
Moderator and Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)

“DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity®: Making Over Your DUI Practice,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2006)
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)

“DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity®: Under the Microscope: Beating DUIs with Science,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2005)
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor
Topic: Effective Use of PowerPoint® in the Courtroom

“DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity®: Presenting a Gold Medal Defense,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2004)
Seminar Moderator

“DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity®: Superheroes of DUI Defense, “Las Vegas, Nevada (2003)
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor
Topic: Bring Your File – Individual Consultation with Other Lawyers

“DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity®: From Curbside to Courtroom,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2002)
Seminar Moderator and Workshop Instructor
Topic: Crossing the Officer

“DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity®: Skills that Win Cases,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2001)
Seminar Moderator

“Difficult DUIs and Tragic Consequences,” Las Vegas, Nevada (2000)
Topic: Drunk or Drowsy? How Fatigue Can Be Mistaken for Intoxication

“DWI Means Defend With Ingenuity®: Las Vegas, Nevada (1999)
Topic: Field Sobriety Tests: A View From a Different Perspective

“The Ultimate in DUI Defense: Mastering Science, Maximizing Success,” Las Vegas, Nevada (1998)
Topics: Ethical Issues for the DUI Practitioner, Panel Discussion Regarding Chemical Testing

“Defending DUI Cases: Insights From the Masters,” Las Vegas, Nevada (1997)
Topic: Investigating the DUI Case: People to See, Places to Go, Things to Do

National Business Institute                                      

“Defending the Criminal Case--Tennessee Style: Updates, Pointers & Tactics,” Knoxville, TN (2012)
Topic: Getting It All Started--The Preliminary Proceedings in DUI Cases

National College for DUI Defense, Inc.

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2012)
Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2011)
Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2010)
Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)
Topics: Opening Statements; Cross-Examination; Closing Arguments

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2009)
Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)
Topics: Cross-Examining the DRE Officer; Opening Statements; Closing Arguments

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2008)
Topic: The Science of Classical Persuasion: Lessons for the Trial Lawyer

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2007)
Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)
Topics: Breath Testing; Problem Witnesses; Field Sobriety Test Impeachment;
Opening Statements; Closing Arguments

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2006)
Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)
Topic: Cross-Examining the Arresting Officer

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2005)
Topic: Crossing the Officer on Field Sobriety Tests: Throw the Book at Them

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2004)
Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)
Topic: Field Sobriety Tests and Cross-Examination of the Arresting Officer

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2003)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

San Antonio, Texas (2003)
Topic: The Art of the Opening Statement

Biloxi, Mississippi (2002)
Topic: Cross-Examination of the State’s Blood and Urine Test Expert

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2001)
Topic: Cross-Examination of the State’s Blood Test Expert

Cambridge, Massachusetts (2000)
Workshop Instructor (critiquing other lawyers)
Topic: Cross-Examination of the State’s Breath Test Expert

Cambridge, Massachusetts (1996)
Topic: The Art of the Opening Statement for DUI Defense

Kauai, Hawaii (2001)
“DUI Defense for the Real World”
Topic: Field Sobriety Tests – Panel Member

Kansas City, Missouri (1999)
Topic: Closing Arguments

Charleston, South Carolina (1998)
Topic: Pre-Trial Investigation and Discovery

National Institute for Trial Advocacy (2001, 2002)
Faculty Member, Tennessee Regional Advocacy and Technology Training Program
University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee

National Judicial Institute of Canada (Vancouver, British Columbia 2011)
Topic: Don't be Misled by the "E" in DRE: A Defense Perspective on the DEC Protocol

New Mexico Public Defenders (Albuquerque, New Mexico 2010))
Topics: Crossing the Officer on Field Sobriety Tests: Throw the Book at Them; Blood Testing

New York Bar Association
DUI on Trial – Big Apple XI (2011)
Topic: Cross Examination: A Practical Approach

DUI on Trial – Big Apple IX (2009)
Topic: Finding and Preparing Your Blood Test Expert for Trial

DUI on Trial – Big Apple VII Seminar (2007)
Topic: Enhancing Your Trial with PowerPoint®

DUI on Trial – Big Apple IV Seminar (2004)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

DUI on Trial – Big Apple II Seminar (2002)
Topic: The Art of Opening and Closing Statements

Oklahoma Criminal Defense Lawyers Association & Oklahoma City University School of Law (Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 2003)
Topic: The Art of the Opening Statement

Sevier County, TN Bar Association
Topic: Field Sobriety Tests (2001)

Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers (Gatlinburg, Tennessee)
Topic: Field Sobriety Tests (1997, 2007)

Topic: Don't Be Misled by the "E" in DRE: A Defense Perspective on teh DEC Protocol (2011)

Southeastern Educational Institute (Knoxville, Tennessee 1984)
Topic: Recent Tennessee Legislative and Case Law Developments in the Defense of DUI

Tennessee Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Topic: DUI Legislative & Case Law Update (Nashville, Tennessee 2011)

Topic: The Nuts & Bolts of PowerPoint to Make the Story Come Alive (Nashville, Tennessee 2009)

Topic: DUI Defense (2005, 1997, 1995, 1991, 1987, 1985)

Topic: Ethical Considerations of Retainer Fees in a Criminal Case (1996)

Tennessee Bar Association (Knoxville, Tennessee 1996)
Topic: Criminal Representation

Tennessee Defense Lawyers Association (Destin, Florida 2006)
Topic: Everything the Insurance Defense Lawyer Needs to Know About Field Sobriety Tests but is Afraid to Ask

Tennessee District Attorneys General Conference (Chattanooga, Tennessee 2000)
Topic: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About DUI, But Were Afraid to Ask

Tennessee District Public Defenders Conference (Chattanooga, Tennessee 2000)
Topic: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About DUI, But Were Afraid to Ask

Tennessee General Sessions Court Midwinter Judicial Conference (Chattanooga, Tennessee 2010)
Topics: DUI Legislative Update: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly; Drug Recognition Evaluation & Classification

Tennessee General Sessions Judges Conference (Memphis, Tennessee 2011)
Topics: DUI Legislative & Case Law Update

Tennessee Judicial Conference (Fall Creek Falls State Park, Pikeville, Tennessee 2000)
Topic: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About DUI, But Were Afraid to Ask

Tennessee Public Defenders Annual Training Conference (Gatlinburg, Tennessee)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask (2003)

Tennessee Specialization Conference (Gatlinburg, Tennessee 2008)
Micro-Specialities: Insights from The National College for DUI Defense, Inc.

Tennessee Supreme Court, Administrative Office of the Courts
Judicial Impaired Driving Training Seminar (Knoxville, TN 2005)
Topic:Tennessee Law Relating to Probable Cause in a DUI Case

Tennessee Trial Lawyers Association (Knoxville, Nashville, Memphis – 1986)
Topic: DUI Defense

Tennessee CLE, Inc. (Knoxville, Tennessee 1987)
Topic: DUI Defense

University of Mississippi Center for Continuing Legal Education (Jackson, Mississippi 2003)
Topic: Everything You Wanted to Know About Field Sobriety Tests But Were Afraid to Ask

University of Tennessee“People’s Law School” Guest Instructor (Knoxville, Tennessee 1988 – 1990)
Topic: Criminal Law – Rights of the Accused

University of Tennessee Graduate School, Criminal Justice Program
Guest Instructor (1983, 1984)
Topic: Criminal Procedure

 

COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

 

Knoxville Racquet Club; Board of Directors (1991 – 1993), President (1992 – 1993)

Arnstein Jewish Community Center; Board of Directors (1987 – 1991), President (1990)

Knoxville Legal Aid Society; Board of Directors (1986 – 1988)

Project First Offender (A probation program involving the rehabilitation of first offenders of certain criminal laws); Board of Directors (1981 – 1986), President (1983 – 1986)