Background
Pierce, Clifford Davis was born on September 9, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Clifford Davis and Isabelle (Curran) Pierce.
Pierce, Clifford Davis was born on September 9, 1934 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of Clifford Davis and Isabelle (Curran) Pierce.
Yale University (Bachelor of Arts, 1956). University of Virginia (Juris Doctor, 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. State Representative, Tennessee, 1963-1965.
Assistant City Attorney, 1964-1975 and City Attorney, 19751979, Memphis.
Partner, Pierce, Rice, Memphis, 1961-1989; assistant city attorney, City of Memphis, 1964-1974; city attorney, City of Memphis, 1975-1990; partner, McDonnell Boyd, Memphis, 1990-1994; member, McDonnell Dyer, PLC, Memphis, 1994-1995; counsel, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, Memphis, since 1995. Trustee National Institute Municipal Law Officers, Washington, 1978-1989.
Republican Tennessee House of Representatives, Nashville, 1963-1964. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1956-1958. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers.
Married Margaret Trumbull, April 16, 1966. 1 child, Meredith Elliot.