Education

• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1985)
• M.S., West Virginia University (1978)
• B.S., West Virginia University (1977)

Bar Admissions

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

Professional Highlights

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• Member, Bowles Rice Executive Committee
• 4th Circuit Judicial Conference
• St. Thomas More Catholic Lawyers Society
• Judge John A. Field, Jr., American Inns of Court
• Partners in Education, Ripley High School
• Polymer Alliance Zone
• President, Jackson County (WV), Chamber of Commerce (2007) (Board Member, 2006 – 2007)