Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1973)
• BSBA, Finance, West Virginia University (1970)

Bar Admissions

• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth, Ninth and Federal Circuits
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
  • ABA Antitrust Law Section, Business Torts and Civil RICO Committee
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• DRI
• West Virginia State Bar
• National District Attorneys Association
• Monongalia County Bar Association

Professional Highlights

• Named to Best Lawyers in America 2011 (Litigation - Antitrust, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance Law, Litigation - Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions Law)
• Named West Virginia Super Lawyer 2011 in Business Litigation
• Author of “Antitrust Law” in West Virginia Practice Handbook (Michie: 1991) and articles in various books and journals
• Prosecuting Attorney of Monongalia County, 1977-1981
• Lead Counsel for Plaintiff in Mylan v. AKZO, et al., Civil Action No. R90-1096 (DC, MD), a massive RICO case that arose out of the so-called “generic scandal” of the 1980s
• Frequent speaker on intellectual property and other legal matters to groups including the Food and Drug Law Institute
• Represented clients in transactions or litigation in 24 states and 12 countries outside of the U.S.

Faculty Positions

• WVU School of Journalism, Media Law, 1997-2003
• WVU College of Business and Economics, 1975-76
• West Virginia University College of Law, 1975-76
• Lecturer, WVU School of Pharmacy