Education

• J.D., T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond (1990)
• Cum Laude
• B.S., Wilmington College (1987)
• Summa Cum Laude
• Police Academy
• Graduated first in the class
• Graduate of Trial Advocacy Institute, University of Virginia (1996)

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia 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

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• Fraternal Order of Police
• McNeill Law Society
• Defense Research Institute
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• National Manufactured Housing Attorney Network
• West Virginia Housing Institute
• District Scouting Chairman

Professional Highlights

• Chairman, DTCWV Employment Law Committee
• Leadership West Virginia (2004)
• Counsel, Police Civil Service Commission
• Retired police officer (1977-1985)
• Instructor and Inservice Trainer, Charleston Regional Police Academy and the Charleston Police Citizen’s Academy
• Frequent speaker on police issues
• Former Subcommittee Member, West Virginia Law Enforcement Training Committee
• Scout Leader
• Member, National Eagle Scout Association
• Regular speaker and panelist, West Virginia Manufactured Housing Association (now The West Virginia Housing Institute, Inc.)
• Past Executive Director, West Virginia Manufactured Housing Association