Law School
University of Kentucky, J.D., 1986
Law School Graduation Year
1986
College
University of Kentucky, B.A., with high distinction, 1983
Memberships
Washington County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (Co-Founder); Maryland Criminal Defense Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biographical
Recipient: Alan H. Murrell Award, Outstanding Advocacy, 1993; Service Award for advocacy efforts on behalf of persons with mental illness, 2000. Presentations: Mitigation Persuasion: Alternatives to Jail, Office of the Public Defender Statewide Conference, 1993; Counseling and the Courts, Office of Education and Training for Addictions Services, 1991-1994. Instructor, Constitutional Law, Hagerstown Community College, 1991—. Member, 1994—, Washington County Mental Health Advisory Committee, Chair, 1997-2000, 2003—. Member, Washington County Advisory Council on Mental Health and Corrections, 2000-2002. Co-Founder, Alternative Sanctions Program. Registered with the Lawyer Referral Panel, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill.