Education

• J.D., West Virginia University (1984)
  • Senior Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review
  • Phi Alpha Delta
  • Staff member, Journal of College and University Law
• B.S., United States Military Academy (1972)

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals
• U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
  • Forum on Construction Industry
  • Section of Labor and Employment Law
  • Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
  • Fidelity and Surety Law Subcommittee
• West Virginia State Bar
  •  Chairman, Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia

Professional Highlights

• State Judge Advocate, WVANG, 2003 to 2009
• Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1995-1996
• U.S. Army, 1972-1981; WVARNG, 1990-1995, WVANG Staff Judge Advocate 130th Airlift Wing, 1995-2003
• Author, Comment, “West v. National Mines: Creation of Private Nuisance by Use of Public Property,” 85 West Virginia Law Review 263, 1982