Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1987)
• B.A., Psychology, West Virginia University (1981)

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• Member, WV State Bar Education Law Committee
• National Association of State Boards of Education
• West Virginia Council of School Attorneys 
• National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys
• President-Elect, Charleston Vandalia Rotary Club
• Member, West Virginia Partners of the Americas
• Member, National Association of College and University Attorneys
• Member, West Virginia Fatality Review Team, Region 1
• State Coordinator, We the People Program

Professional Highlights

• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Education Law)
• General Counsel to West Virginia State Board of Education and West Virginia Department of Education (2000 – 2005)
• Thirteen years of private practice in the areas of criminal defense, personal injury, medical malpractice, family law, abuse and neglect
• Trained mediator, with extensive experience in both civil and family law mediation