Admitted
1973, West Virginia
Law School
West Virginia University, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
West Virginia University, A.B., 1970
Memberships
Kanawha County (Member, Drafting Committee, Local Rules, 1990), West Virginia State (Member, Committee on Legal Services Plan, 1983; Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1985-2001; Member, Committee on Civil Rules, 1984-1988; Member, Committee on Legal Assistants, 1982-1984; Member, Bicentennial Committee, 1986) and American (Member, Committees on: Discovery, Litigation Section; Alternate Dispute Resolution; Videotaped Depositions Subcommittee; Professional Liability, 1995—) Bar Associations; The West Virginia Bar Association (Member, Committee on Legal Services Plan, 1984; Member, Committee on Admissions, 1985; Membership Chairman, 1990-1991); Defense Research Institute; Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member: Board of Governors, 1989-1993; Secretary, 1993-1994; Treasurer, 1994-1995; Vice President, 1995-1996; President, 1996-1997; Litigation Information Committee, 1984-1990; Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1985); Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (State Chairman, 1989-1997, Executive Council Member, 1991-1994; Assistant National Membership Chairman, 1996-1997; National Membership Chairman, 1998-2004); West Virginia College of Law Visiting Committee (1996-1999; Chairman, 1999).
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Phi Beta Kappa (President, Charleston Chapter, 1981-1982); Order of the Coif. Lead Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review, 1972-1973. Trustee, Allergy Rehabilitation Foundation, 1974-1978; Citizen's Task Force, 1975; Court Reporters Board of Review, 1982-1985; Trustee, 1996-2004 and Chairman of Trustees, 2001-2002, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Scholarship. Member, Scholarship Committee, 1992-1999. Member, Board of Directors, Executive Committee, Charleston Family YMCA, 1992-1999; Treasurer, 1993-1994; Secretary, 1995-1996; Vice-Chair, 1996-1997; Chairman, 1997-1998. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member, Legal Services to the Poor Committee, 2000—. Member, Board of Directors, WV Alzheimer's Association, 2003.