Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (2008)
  • Order of the Coif
  • CALI Awards for Natural Resources Law, Appellate Advocacy, Wealth Transfers (Wills, Trusts and Estates)
  • Associate Editor (Volume 109) and Research Editor (Volume 110) of the West Virginia Law Review
  • West Virginia Law Review Outstanding Research Award
• B.A., Political Science, West Virginia State University (2004)
  • summa cum laude (ranked 1 of 303)
  • Recipient of Residential Academic Achievement Award, Excellence in Scholarship in Political Science Award, Dr. James Thomas Award and Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges
  • Member of the following National Honor Societies: Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Kappa Mu (served as President of Alpha Delta Sigma Chapter), Omicron Delta Kappa, Pi Sigma Alpha, and Phi Alpha Theta

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• National Eagle Scout Association

Professional Highlights

• Published Student Note, Battered by Men, Bruised by Injustice: The Plight of Women Who Fight Back and the Need for a Battered Women Defense in West Virginia, 110 W. Va. L. Rev. 1139 (2008)
• Law Clerk, Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love LLP (2006-2007)
• Special Assistant to the Governor, Governor Joe Manchin III (2005)
• Assistant to the General Counsel/Director of Public Division, Office of the Secretary of State, State of West Virginia (2003-2005)
• Judith A. Herndon Legislative Fellows Intern, West Virginia Legislature, House of Delegates, Delegates Joe DeLong and A. James Manchin (2003)