Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1979)
  • Managing Editor, West Virginia Law Review
• B.A./B.S. West Virginia University (1976)
  • magna cum laude

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• Energy and Mineral Law Foundation
• Independent Oil and Gas Association

Professional Highlights

• Named Best Lawyers' "2012 Oil & Gas Law Lawyer of the Year" for Charleston, West Virginia
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Oil & Gas Law)
• Recognized as a 2008 Super Lawyer
• Published article: Is a Gas Purchase Agreement Subject to USS Section 2-306 17, E. Min. L. Inst. Ch. 18 (1997)