Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1993)
  • Traveling Lugar Trial Team
  • Moot Court Team
• B.A., Vanderbilt University (1988)

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• The West Virginia Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Advantage Valley

Professional Highlights

• Group Leader, Bowles Rice Tort Insurance Group
• Member, Bowles Rice Executive Committee
• Executive Committee, Board of Governors, West Virginia State Bar (2008-2011)
• Member, American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Committee
• Chairman, YMCA of the Kanawha Valley
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Litigation, Litigation - First Amendment, Media Law)
• West Virginia University College of Law:  Dean's Advisory Council
• Chairman, Lawyer Referral and Information Service