Education

• J.D., University of Akron (1980)
• B.A., The Ohio State University (1977)
  • Major: Economics

Bar Admissions

• United States Supreme Court
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• Ohio Supreme Court
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Circuit

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Ohio State Bar Association
• Washington County (OH) Bar Association
• Wood County (WV) Bar Association
• Board of Governors, Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Member of Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys
• Member of The Defense Research Institute
• Member of the Employment Law Committee, The Defense Research Institute
• President, Member and Board Member, Economic Roundtable of the Ohio Valley
• Former Member of The Council on Ethical Billing
• Board Member of The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation
• Former Chair of the Employment Law Committee of the Defense Trial Counsel of WV
• Board Liaison to the Employment Law Committee of the Defense Trial Counsel of WV 

Professional Highlights

• Member, Bowles Rice Executive Committee
• Former Bowles Rice Parkersburg Office Group Leader
• Assistant Attorney General, Ohio (1980-1983)
• Office of General Counsel, Nationwide Insurance Companies (1983-1988)
• Mediator and Arbitrator
• Author, "Uncrashworthy Aircraft and the Manufacturer’s Liability" (Akron Law Review, Winter 1980)
• Author, West Virginia portion of Defense Research Institute’s 2005 State by State Employment Law Compendium
• Has tried 50-plus cases in state and federal court, argued numerous cases before a variety of appellate courts, and has appeared before numerous state and federal administrative agencies/boards
• Has represented numerous employers in litigation and advised hundreds of employers thoughout his years of practice
• Has represented numerous insurance carriers, their insureds and other defendants in litigation throughout his years of practice
• Recent trial victory in defense of age discrimination case, Hardman v WV Sheet Metal Workers Joint Apprenticeship Training Fund et al, 09-C-477, Circuit Court of Wood County, WV