Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (2001)
  • Editor, West Virginia Law Review
• B.S., Accounting, West Virginia University Institute of Technology (1994)
  • summa cum laude

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• West Virginia Bar Association
• West Virginia Society of CPAs
• Charleston Area Tax Group
• Charleston Estate Planning Council 

Professional Highlights

• Licensed Certified Public Accountant
• Advises and represents clients before the West Virginia Tax Department, various circuit courts throughout West Virginia and the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals on sales and use tax, severance tax and corporate income tax matters
• Has represented clients administratively before the Internal Revenue Service
• Has litigated tax matters in the United States District Court, U.S. 4th Circuit Court, and U.S. Supreme Court