Areas Of Practice
Appellate Practice
Civil Appeals
Litigation
Premises Liability
Asbestos Litigation
Products Liability
Bar Admissions
West Virginia, 1994
U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia, 1994
U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2004
Education
West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia
J.D. - 1994
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
B.A. - 1991
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Dean's List
Major: Sociology
Honors And Awards
College of Arts & Sciences Achievement Award
Golden Key Honor Society
Founding Member and First President, WVU National Residence Hall Honor Society
Marilyn E. Lugar Trial Association, (1992-1994 Chairperson; Judges Committee, 1993 - Present)
West Virginia Volunteer Law Clerks Association (Correspondence Committee)
West Virginia Volunteer Law Clerks Association, (President)
Professional Associations And Memberships
The West Virginia State Bar, Member
Kanawha County Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association , Member
Litigation Section (American Bar Association), Present
Defense Research Institute, Present
Pro Bono Activities
West Virginia Volunteer Law Clerks Association, Correspondence Committee, 1993 to 1993
President, West Virginia Volunteer Law Clerks Association, Correspondence Committee, 1994 to 1994
Past Employment Positions
Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, Writ Clerk, 1996 to 1997
Federal Bureau of Prisons, Alderson, West Virginia, through West Virginia University , Case Manager, 05/1990 to 08/1990
