ww.Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1998)
• A.B., Lenoir-Rhyne University (1991)

Bar Admissions

• Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts
  of West Virginia

Affiliations

• American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
• West Virginia State Bar (Employment Law Committee)
• Defense Research Institute (Employment Law Committee; Regional Editor, The Job Description)
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Employment Law Committee)
  

Professional Highlights and Representative Legal Experience

• Recognized as an "Up and Coming" Lawyer by Chambers USA: America’s Leading Business Lawyers
• Selected for the West Virginia Super Lawyers List
• Leader, Bowles Rice Labor and Employment Practice Group
• Member, Bowles Rice Human Resources Committee
• Lead defense counsel in a five day sexual harassment trial resulting in a complete defense verdict
• Lead defense counsel in a “same sex” sexual harassment and retaliation case filed by the EEOC
• Obtaining summary judgment on behalf of employers in numerous employment law cases
• Successful prosecution of motions to compel arbitration before trial and appellate courts
• Representing management in labor relations matters, including the arbitration of labor grievances and litigation of unfair labor practice charges before the NLRB
• Authoring numerous articles on labor and employment law topics for state and national publications