Admitted
1983, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
West Virginia University, J.D., 1983
Law School Graduation Year
1983
College
West Virginia University, B.A., 1975; West Virginia University, M.A., 1977
Memberships
Mercer County and West Virginia Bar Associations; West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Biographical
Order of the Coif; Phi Kappa Phi. Recipient: Arthur Kingdom Memorial Law Prize; College of Laws Literary Award. Notes Editor, West Virginia University Law Review, 1982-1983. Author: Teachers Union and Employment Rights, 85 West Virginia Law Review, 1983; Insanity Defense in West Virginia Practice, 84 West Virginia Law Review, 1982; Criminal Procedure Section of West Virginia Overview. Law Clerk to the Hon. James M. Sprouse, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1983-1984. Editorial Board Member, National Journal of College and University Law, 1982-1983.