Background
Giordano, Lawrence Francis was born on February 17, 1953 in Buffalo, New York. Son of Anthony Jerome and Martha Ann (Taylor) Giordano.
Giordano, Lawrence Francis was born on February 17, 1953 in Buffalo, New York. Son of Anthony Jerome and Martha Ann (Taylor) Giordano.
The Nichols School (Diploma 1971) Edmund Petri Cottle Award, History Department Award; Denison University (Bachelor of Science with highest honors, 1975) Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa (President, 1974-1975); Psi Chi. Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1978) Phi Delta Phi.
Admitted to the bar: Tennessee (1978); United States District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee (1979); United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit (1980); United States Supreme Court (1983); United States District Court, Western District of Tennessee; United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee.
Shareholder, Officer and Director: Lewis, Thomason, King, Krieg & Waldrop, P.C. Attorneys, Knoxville, Tennessee
Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law, Knoxville, Tennessee
Former Administrative Law Judge for the State of Tennessee Department of Education
Faculty member for the Kessler-Eidson Program for Trial Techniques at Emory University’s School of Law in Atlanta, Georgia
Fellow, American Bar Foundation; Fellow, Knoxville Bar Foundation; Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America; Honorary Member, The Order of Barristers; Member, American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Knoxville Bar Association (Board of Governors 1986-1992, Treasurer 1986-1990, Secretary 1991-1992); Member, National School Board Association's Council of School Attorneys; Member, Tennessee Council of School Board Attorneys (Past President); Defense Research Institute; Past President and Master of the Bench Emeritus, Hamilton S. Burnett American Inns of Court; Board of Trustees of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, 2005-2010, President, 2009. West Knoxville Sertoma Club (Vice President 1987-1989, President 1989-1990).
Married Elaine Kristie Thomas, May 29, 1976. Children: Bradley Thomas, Evan Taylor.