Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1976)
  • Order of the Coif
  • Order of the Barristers
  • Articles Editor, Law Review
• B.A., West Virginia University (1973)
  • magna cum laude
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel

Professional Highlights

• President and Charter Member, West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel
• Firm Risk Management Chair
• Listed, Chambers USA, Recommended Business Lawyers
• Named Best Lawyers' "2012 Litigation - Construction Lawyer of the Year" for Charleston, West Virginia
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Legal Malpractice Law - Defendants, Litigation - Construction, Litigation - Real Estate, Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants)
• Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers (2007-2011)