Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1983)
• B.S., Statistics, B.A., Economics, West Virginia University (1980)
  • magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• American Bankruptcy Institute
• Commercial Law League of America

Professional Highlights

• Listed among the “Leaders in Their Field” by Chambers USA 2011 in the area of Corporate/Commercial Law
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights / Insolvency and Reorganization Law, Litigation - Bankruptcy)
• Named to West Virginia Super Lawyers (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights) 2007 to present
• Former Law Clerk to the Honorable Edwin F. Flowers and the Honorable Ronald G. Pearson, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• Assisted in the drafting and review of local changes to Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code
• Contributing author to the American Bankruptcy Institute’s Health Care Insolvency Manual
• Adjunct Professor, West Virginia University College of Law, Payment Systems, 2008 to present
• Authored The Effects of West Virginia’s Bankruptcy Exemption Statute on Resident Debtors, 86 West Virginia Law Review 227, 1983
• Has authored numerous publications on bankruptcy and commercial law issues
• Is a frequent lecturer on bankruptcy and the Uniform Commercial Code