Education

• J.D., Capital University Law School (1986)
• M.Ed., Ohio University (1979)
• B.S., Ohio University (cum laude 1976)

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• Pennsylvania Supreme Court
• District of Columbia Supreme Court of Appeals
• Supreme Court of the United States
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia

Affiliations

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, West Virginia State Bar
• Member, West Virginia Bar Association
• Member, Monongalia County Bar Association
• Member, Pennsylvania Bar Association
• Member, District of Columbia Bar Association 
• Member, National Mining Association 
• Member, WV Coal Association