Education

• Masters of Laws, Taxation, Georgetown University (1992)
  • With Distinction
• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1989)
  • Moot Court
  • Thomas N. Chambers Award for Outstanding Student of Laws of Taxation
• B.S., Geology, West Virginia University (1986)

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• Virginia State Bar
• Client Protection Fund of the Bar of Maryland
• Tri-State Estate Planning Council

Professional Highlights

• President, West Virginia Tax Institute
• Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, City Hospital Foundation and Jefferson Health Care Foundations
• Pro-bono Legal Counsel, Eastern West Virginia Community Foundation
• Advisory Committee, West Virginia Natural Capital Fund
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law,Litigation & Controversy - Tax,Litigation - Trusts & Estates,Non-Profit/Charities Law,Tax Law)