Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1965)
• B.A., West Virginia University (1962)

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Supreme Court
• 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
• U.S. Tax Court

Affiliation

• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• 4th Circuit Judicial Conference, Permanent Member
• American Board of Trial Advocates

Professional Highlights

• Justicia Officium Award, College of Law, West Virginia University, 2011
• Past President, West Virginia State Bar
• Past President, The West Virginia Bar Association
• Fellow, West Virginia State Bar
• Fellow, American Bar Association
• Permanent Member, 4th Circuit Judicial Conference
• Experienced mediator in dispute resolution for business, financial, personal injury, professional liability and condemnation matters
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation - Environmental, Mass Tort Litigation / Class Actions - Defendants)
• Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers (2007-2011)
• Past Chairman, West Virginia State Bar Legal Ethics Committee
• Past Chairman, West Virginia University College of Law Visiting Committee
• Past Chairman, West Virginia University College of Law National Development Committee
• Past Chairman and CEO, West Virginia Housing Development Fund (1981-2003)
• Past Member and Officer of the Board of Trustees, Herbert J. Thomas Memorial Hospital
• Member of the Board of Advisors to the West Virginia University Eberly College of Arts and Sciences