Admitted
1976, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, Ohio; 1981, U.S. Supreme Court; 2000, U.S District Court, Southern District of Ohio
Law School
West Virginia University, J.D., 1976
Law School Graduation Year
1976
College
Dartmouth College, A.B., 1973
Memberships
Ohio County, West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar (Board of Governors, 1992-1995 and 1998-2001; President-elect, 2002—); West Virginia Trial Lawyers (Board of Governors, 1991-1996); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif. Member: Order of the Barristers; National Moot Court Team; Moot Court Board. Member, West Virginia Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Hon. Charles H. Haden, II, United States District Judge, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia, 1976-1978. Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, 1985-1986. Chairman, Workers' Compensation Appeal Board, 1985-1991. Executive Council, 1988-1994 and President, 1992-1993, West Virginia Bar Association.