Education

• A.B., Lenoir-Rhyne College (1991)
• J.D., West Virginia University College of Law (1998)
• University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute (2003)

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

• American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Law Section)
• West Virginia State Bar (Employment Law Committee)
• Defense Research Institute (Employment Law Committee; Regional Newsletter Editor, 2003 - present)
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Employment Law Committee)

Professional Highlights and Representative Experience

• Selected for inclusion in the 2007 and 2008 editions of West Virginia Super Lawyers
• Leader, Bowles Rice Labor and Employment Practice Group
• Chair, Bowles Rice Human Resources Department
• Substantial experience representing private and public sector employers in trials, arbitrations, administrative hearings and appeals
• Lead counsel in "same sex" sexual harassment and retaliation case filed by the EEOC
• Obtaining pre-trial dismissal of multiple employment cases in state and federal courts through motions to dismiss and motions for summary judgment
• Successful prosecution of motions to compel arbitration
• Representing management in labor relations matters, including the arbitration of labor grievances and litigation of unfair labor practice charges and unit clarification petitions before the NLRB
• Defense of unemployment compensation claims before the Board of Review, including group claims involving incentive packages and strike-related claims before the Labor Dispute Tribunal
• Authoring numerous articles on labor and employment law topics for state and national publications
• Presenting seminars and conducting training sessions for executives, managers and human resources personnel