Testimony before Congress

 

Testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary: June 21, 2007 on H.R. 558 and H.R. 899, bills to provide certain benefits to African-American farmers.

Testified before the House Committee on Agriculture: May 18, 1995 on exports of U.S. dairy products and federal policies and programs regarding such exports

Publications

Key Provisions of the Commodity and Conservation Titles of the 2014 Farm Bill,” American Agricultural Law Association, 2015. Currently posted at the Agricultural Law News page of the American Agricultural Law Association web site.

30-Day Rule for Filing Administrative Appeals Tested in Recent NAD Cases,” Agricultural Law Update, Vol. 29, No. 11, Nov. 2012

Biofuel Provisions of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007,” American Bar Association Agricultural Management Committee Newsletter, Vol. 12, No. 3, April 2008

The 2007 Farm Bill – the Drafting Process and Provisions That Could Affect Your Clients,” Agricultural Law Update, Vol. 24, No. 3, Mar. 2007

The New Farm Bill Expands the Availability of Equitable Relief for Good Faith Violations of Farm Program Rules,” Agricultural Law Update, Vol. 19, No. 12, Nov. 2002

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Mushroom Promotion Assessments; Fate of Other Commodity Promotion Assessments Unclear,” Agricultural Law Update, Vol. 18, No. 7, Jun. 2001

THE FARM CREDIT LAWS AND THE LEGISLATIVE HISTORY OF EACH SECTION OF THE FARM CREDIT ACT OF 1971, Farm Credit System, 1997 (privately published)

Production Flexibility Contracts: Winstar Doctrine to Apply?,” Agricultural Law Update, Vol. 14, No. 1, Nov. 1996

Second Supplement to Federal Assistance Programs for Farmers,” ch. 9 of the Missouri Bar Association MISSOURI FARM LAW, 1993

First Supplement to Federal Assistance Programs for Farmers,” ch. 9 of the Missouri Bar Association MISSOURI FARM LAW, 1985

The 1981 Farm Bill: The Key Provisions Affecting Farmers and Agribusinesses,” Agricultural Law Journal, Vol. 4, No. 1, Spring 1982

Federal Assistance Programs for Farmers: An Outline for Lawyers,” Agricultural Law Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, Fall 1981

Federal Assistance Programs for Farmers,” Ch. 9 of the Missouri Bar Association MISSOURI FARM LAW, 1981

 

Awards

Recognition Award for legal work on behalf of African-American farmers in USDA discrimination cases, awarded by the Federation for Southern Cooperatives/LDF, at its annual meeting in Feb. 2013.

Trial Lawyer of the Year Finalist, in honor of outstanding contributions to the public interest through work as one of the class counsel, on Keepseagle v. Vilsack, a discrimination class action case brought against USDA by Native American farmers.  Awarded by Public Justice, American’s public interest law firm, 2011

Recognition Award recognizing commitment to providing legal representation to U.S. farmers, awarded by the Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corp., July 2010

Recognition Award, for outstanding service as counsel to The DEIP Coalition board of directors and executive Committee, at the Coalition’s annual meeting in April 1997