Education

• J.D., The Ohio State University College of Law (1976)
  • cum laude
• B.A., Miami University (1973)
  • cum laude, with general honors
  • Phi Beta Kappa

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals (1976)
• Ohio Supreme Court (1977)
• Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• 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

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• Ohio State Bar
• Washington County Bar Association
• Wood County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute, Inc.
• Defense Trial Counsel of WV, Inc.
• Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys

Professional Highlights

• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law)
• Former member, Bowles Rice Executive Committee
• Parkersburg Municipal Judge (1983-1986)
• West Virginia State Bar Board of Governors (1986-1989)
• Former Chairman, West Virginia Continuing Legal Education Committee
• Counsel, Parkersburg-Wood County Area Development Corporation and Wood County Development Authority