Education

• J.D., University of Maryland School of Law (2000)
  • With Honor
  • Associate Editor, The Business Lawyer
• B.S., Wake Forest University (1997)
  • Cum Laude

Bar Admissions

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

Affiliations

• West Virginia State Bar
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• Maryland State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• National Eagle Scout Association
• Wake Forest University Alumni-in-Admissions & Deacon Club

Professional Highlights

• Counsels businesses in a range of industries, including finance and health care, on transactional, regulatory and litigation matters
• Former Senior Attorney in Enforcement at FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), formerly known as NASD
• Published case:
  • Berlyn, Inc. v. The Gazette Newspapers, Inc., 223 F. Supp. 2d 718 (D. Md 2002), aff'd, 73 Fed. Appx. 576 (4th Cir. 2003).
• Former Law Clerk to the Honorable Arrie W. Davis of the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland