Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1997)
  • Member, Moot Court Board of Review
  • Officer, Lugar Trial Association
• B.A., Centre College (1994)

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• Supreme Court of the United States of America

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Practice Areas 

• Business Litigation
• Banking Litigation
• Energy Litigation
• Commercial and Contract Disputes
• Construction Litigation 
• Consumer Credit and Lender Liability
• Insurance Coverage Disputes 
• Legal Malpractice and Professional Liability Defense 
• Personal Injury and Products Liability Litigation

Professional Highlights

• Member, West Virginia State Bar Lawyer Information and Referral Service Committee
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Commercial Litigation Law, Litigation - Banking & Finance, Litigation - Construction)
• Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers
• Past President, West Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Section
• Past Officer, Kanawha County Bar Association
• Published in:;
  • Morton v. Unknown Heirs of Van Camp , 221 W. Va. 299; 654 S.E. 2d 621, (2007); 
  • Thaxton v. Novastar Mortg. , 2:05-0858, 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21912, (2006);
  • State ex rel. Blackhawk Enters. V. Bloom , 219 W.Va. 333; 633 S.E. 2d 278 (2006);
  • Estate of Tawney v. Columbia Natural Res., LLC , 219 W. Va. 266; 633 S.E. 2d 22; (2006);
  • Wood v. Acordia of West Virginia, Inc. , 217 W. Va. 406; 618 S.E. 2d 415 (2005); and
  • Dunn v. Watson , 211 W. Va. 418; 566 S.E.2d.305 (2002).