Admitted
1978, West Virginia; 1983, U.S. Supreme Court; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia; 1989, Kentucky; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern Distr
Law School
West Virginia University, J.D., 1978
Law School Graduation Year
1978
College
West Virginia University, B.A., 1971; West Virginia University, M.P.A., 1972
Memberships
Cabell County (President, 1987-1988), Boyd County, Kentucky and American (West Virginia State Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 1998-1999) Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1992-1995; Vice President, 1995-1996; President Elect, 1996-1997; President, 1997-1998); Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1992).
Biographical
Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 80, West Virginia Law Review, 1977-1978. General Counsel, 1978-1979 and Deputy Director, 1979-1981, West Virginia Division of Vocational Rehabilitation. Member: West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Commission on the Future of the Judiciary, 1997-1998; West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Committee on Standardized Civil Jury Instructions, 2000-2001.