Education

• J.D., University of Tennessee (1967)
• B.S., Tennessee Wesleyan College (1965)

Bar Admission

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• Tennessee Supreme Court
• Kentucky Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
• U.S. Court of Appeals Sixth Circuit
• U.S. Tax Court

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• Kentucky State Bar
• Tennessee State Bar
• Fayette County (KY) Bar Association

Professional Highlights

• Board Member, Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital
• Past President, Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority Board, by appointment of the Governor
• Former General Counsel, Kentucky State Republican Party
• Kentucky Counsel, Bush-Cheney 2004 Committee
• Former Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Fayette County, Kentucky
• Former Registered Lobbyist and has assisted with drafting legislation
• Kentucky Judicial Campaign Commission
• Served on the Transition Team for the Honorable Ernie Fletcher, Governor of Kentucky