Education

• J.D., University of Pittsburgh Law School (1990)
• Order of the Barristers
• B.A., Indiana University of Pennsylvania (1978)

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia, Inc.
• Energy and Mineral Law Foundation

Professional Highlights

• Alumnus, Leadership West Virginia
• Alumnus, Leadership Charleston
• Advanced Trial Advocacy Institute Alumnus, Charlottesville, Virginia, 2000
• On the Road Again, 2004 Defense of Trucking Industry Claims
• Guest Speaker at West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel Annual Meeting, 2006
• Guest Speaker at Energy and Mineral Law Foundation 25th Annual Institute concerning Indemnity Contracts, 2004
• Guest Speaker West Virginia Land and Mineral Owners Council presenting “Will Land Owners Become Endangered Species”, 2006
• June 2005 article “Accidental Tourist – The Suit as Souvenir”