Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1998)
  • Associate Editor for Student Works, West Virginia Law Review, Vol. 100
  • Editor-in-Chief, West Virginia Journal of Law and Technology
• B.A., West Virginia University (1995)
  • summa cum laude
  • Mountain Honorary
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• American Bar Association Labor and Employment Section
• West Virginia State Bar
• Virginia State Bar
• Berkeley County Bar Association
• Gateway New Economy Council
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Professional Highlights

• Regularly counsels and advises clients in wage and hour matters, workplace harassment investigations, development of handbooks and policy manuals, hiring and discharge of employees, drafting of employment contracts including restrictive covenants (e.g. non-compete, non-solicitation, and anti-piracy agreements), wrongful discharge claims, worker's compensation matters, and unemployment insurance claims
• Defends employers against claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), Age Discrimination In Employment Act (ADEA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the West Virginia Wage Payment and Collection Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the West Virginia Human Rights Act, including claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation
• Obtained summary judgment for clients in areas including the FMLA, ADA, ADEA, Section 1981, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the West Virginia Human Rights Act