Education

• J.D., Washington & Lee University (1982)
• M.A., West Virginia University (1975)
  • Magna Cum Laude
• A.B., West Virginia University (1974)
  • Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
• District of Columbia
• State Bar of California
• State Bar of Maryland

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• Bar of District of Columbia
• State Bar of California
• State Bar of Maryland

Professional Highlights

• United State Navy – Judge Advocate General Corps (1982 – 1988); served as trial litigator, Senior Court Commissioner, Command Judge Advocate and law instructor.
• Awarded the Navy Commendation Medal (awarded by the Secretary of Defense) and the Navy Achievement Medal (awarded by the Secretary of the Navy)
• Public Defender, San Diego County (1989 – 1998)
• Senior Trial Attorney, District of Columbia Office of Corporation Counsel (1999 – 2005)
• Former education coordinator and counselor