Education

• J.D., Marquette University (1967)
• B.A., Marquette University (1964)

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• Wisconsin 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
• State Bar of Wisconsin
• American Bar Association
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Practice Areas

• Complex Civil Arbitration, Litigation and Mediation
• Consumer Credit and Lender Liability 
• Drug and Medical Device Defects 
• Industry Wide Torts 
• Product Liability
• Toxic Torts

Professional Highlights

• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law)
• Senior Member, Bowles Rice Litigation Practice Group
• Graduate, Trial Advocacy Institute of the University of Virginia School of Law
• Former two-term Chairman of the Board of Directors, United Way of Central West Virginia
• Permanent Life Member, United Way Board of Directors
• Twenty-two years of service as Chairman, City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals
• Past Chairman, City of Charleston Republican Executive Committee
• Past Member, West Virginia Republican State Executive Committee