Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1977)
• B.A., Concord University (1974)

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• Kentucky State Bar
• Commission on Children and the Law
• Kentucky Council of School Board Attorneys
• National Association of College and University Attorneys
• Monongalia County Bar Association

Professional Highlights

• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Education Law)
• Member, West Virginia University College of Human Resources and Education Visiting Committee
• Former General Counsel, Kanawha County Board of Education
• Member, West Virginia State Bar Education Law Committee
• Member, Bowles Rice Executive Committee
• Director Emeritus and Past President, West Virginia Children’s Home Society
• Former Assistant Attorney General, West Virginia
• Former Deputy Attorney General, West Virginia