Education

• J.D., Harvard Law School (1982)
  • Editor, Harvard International Law Journal
• B.A., Stanford University, with distinction (1978)
  • Phi Beta Kappa Honorary Society

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar

Professional Highlights

• Managing Partner, Bowles Rice McDavid Graff & Love LLP
• Former Chief of Staff and Counsel to the Honorable Gaston Caperton, Governor of West Virginia (1989-1993)
• Law clerk to the Honorable John A. Field, Jr., Judge, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (1982-83)
• American Bar Foundation Fellow (2010)
• West Virginia Bar Foundation Fellow (2010)
• Charleston Area Alliance James R. Thomas Community Service Award (2010)
• Who’s Who in West Virginia Business Award (2010)
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Corporate Law; Health Care Law)
• Appointed by Governor Joe Manchin to the Independent Commission on Judicial Reform (2009); Chairman, Affordable Insurance Workgroup (2005); Co-Chairman, Finance & Benefits Committee, Health Advisory Council (2002-2003); Chairman, Results-Based Government Task Force, Vision Shared (2002 - Present); Chairman, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Advisory Council (2001); Chairman, Community & Technical College Implementation Board (2000); Co-Chairman, Celebration 2000 (1999-2000); Co-Chairman, “Yes on 1 Committee” (Stock Investment Amendment to West Virginia Constitution) (1998); Chairman, Transition Committee on Medicaid (1997); Chairman, Medicaid Crisis Panel (1995)
• Recipient of numerous public service awards, including the Alliance for Children Leadership Award (2006); Margaret Baldwin Friend of Education Award (2000) (awarded by the West Virginia Education Association); the Sam Walton Community Leadership Award (1999) (awarded by the Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce and Development); Citizen of the Year (1999) (awarded by the National Association of Social Workers); the Distinguished Service Award (1996) (awarded by the West Virginia Hospital Association); and the Friend of Education Award (1995) (awarded by the Kanawha County Education Association)
• Active in many business, professional, civic and charitable organizations and activities