Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1976)
• M.P.A., West Virginia University (1976)
• B.A., West Virginia University (1972)

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Independent Oil and Gas Association
• West Virginia Coal Alliance

Professional Highlights

• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Energy Law, Environmental Law, Litigation - Environmental)
• Extensive experience in environmental litigation
• Appointed by the Governor to the Carbon Capture and Sequestration Working Group, to advise the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection and the West Virginia Legislature about carbon capture issues 
• Group Leader, Bowles Rice Environmental Practice Group
• Past Chairman, West Virginia State Bar Environmental Committee
• Former Member, West Virginia Energy Task Force, by appointment of the Governor
• Former Member, Brownsfield Task Force
• Former Deputy Attorney General for the Environmental Task Force
• Represents clients before the Surface Mine Board, the Environmental Quality Board, the Air Quality Board and the PSC
• Substantial experience in developing and lobbying environmental laws and regulations
• Substantial experience in environmental litigation