Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1973)
• B.A., West Virginia University (1970)

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern & Southern Districts of West Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Fifth Circuits
• American Bar Association

Professional Highlights

• Adjunct Professor, First Amendment Law, West Virginia University School of Journalism
• Trial Judge, M.E. Lugar Invitational Practice Court Competition at WVU College of Law
• Member, West Virginia State Bar Lawyer Assistance Committee
• Former attorney and senior counsel for Pocahontas Land Corporation, the natural resource management subsidiary of Norfolk Southern Corporation Railroad
• Former Lead Statewide Prosecutor for the WV Workers Compensation Fraud Unit, Office of Inspector General