Background
Parks, Norman Houston was born on May 27, 1949 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joe Houston and Cloa Elizabeth (Frakes) Parks.
Parks, Norman Houston was born on May 27, 1949 in Columbia, Tennessee, United States. Son of Joe Houston and Cloa Elizabeth (Frakes) Parks.
Bachelor, Rhodes College, 1971. Postgraduate, University North Carolina, 1972—1973. Juris Doctor, University Tennessee, 1975.
Worked at Trabue, Sturdivant & DeWitt (Nashville, Tennessee) specializing in Administrative Law, Banking, Bankruptcy, Bonds, Corporate and Municipal Finance, Corporation, General Civil Practice, Insurance Mergers and Acquisitions, Patent, Probate, Real Estate, Securities, Taxation, Trademark and Copyright, Trial of Civil Cases in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1975, Tennessee. Phi Alpha Delta; Phi Beta Kappa.
Staff Member, Tennessee Law Review, 1974-1975. Law Clerk for United States. District Judge Harry W. Wellford, Western District of Tennessee, 1975-1976.
Qualified as Mediator in General Civil Cases Pursuant to Rule 31 of the Tennessee Supreme Court. Member: Maury County (President, 1986), Tennessee and American Bar Associations. Fellow, Tennessee Bar Foundation.
(Resident, Columbia Office). Trabue, Sturdivant & DeWitt is a general practice law firm rich in experience and tradition. Founded in 1948 by Charles C. Trabue, Junior and Robert W. Sturdivant, the firm has steadily grown to meet the changing demands of its clients.
The fact that it has tripled in size since 1982 reflects both the increasing significance of Nashville as a focal point in one of the fastest growing regions in the country, and the firm's dedication to expand its services to parallel the growth of the city. A program of continuing education, technical advancement and planned growth ensures the delivery of complete and timely service to all clients.
God wants to see people productive, creative, useful, and supremely happy, within an environment of spiritual perfection, health, peace, and love.
The Church is after all a movement which sought to inject passion, direction and purpose into the spiritual lives of the people.
As human beings people are a part of a cruel and violent and unjust world that feels like it cannot be changed. By accepting forgiveness and liberation, God enables to resist evil and to live life that can make this world a better place.
Member Maury County Board Education, 1980-1994, chairman, 1984-1988, 90-94. Member hearing panel Tennessee Board Professional Responsibility, 1988-1995. Staff; Member American Bar Association, Am.Arbitration Association (mediator training), Tennessee Bar Association (house of deals 1987-1990, alternative dispute resolution committee 1992-1995), Maury County Bar Association (president 1986), Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Tau Omega, Phi Alpha Delta.Democrat.
Lodge: Kiwanis (board directors, vice president, president).
Married Suzanne Cox Parks, October 1, 1976. 1 child Alexander Fisher.