Attorney Profile
Charleston, West Virginia
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| phone | (304) 345-3400 |
| fax | (304) 345-3413 |
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- Areas of Practice:
- General Civil Trial Practice
- Automobile Accidents
- Personal Injury
- Negligence
- Wrongful Death
- Medical Malpractice
- Legal Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Employee Injury
- Insurance and Mediation Service
- Bar Admissions:
- West Virginia, 1986
- North Carolina, 2003
- U.S. District Court Western District of Wisconsin, 1991
- U.S. District Court Northern District of West Virginia
- U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Federal Courts, 1986
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1994
- Education:
- West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, West Virginia,
1986
J.D. - Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina,
1983
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude
Honors: Who's Who in Colleges & Universities
- Published Works:
- Legal Liability: Guidelines for Coaches & Administrators The Interscholastic, August, 1988
- Referee a Growing Class of Lawsuit Defendants, Interscholastic, November, 1990
- Liability of Coaches, Administrators and School Boards for Sports Injuries, North Carolina High School Athletic Association Bulletin, Vol. XLII, No. 1, 1990
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Personal Injury and Insurance Law, Lorman Business Center, 1995 - 1997
- Honors and Awards:
- Who's Who in American Law
- West Virginia Trial Lawyers Member of the Year, 1998 - 1999
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- West Virginia Association for Justice, 1986 - Present
- Member
- The American Association for Justice, 1986 - Present
- Member
- West Virginia Association for Justice, 1988 - Present
- Board of Governors
- WVTLA Magazine, The Advocate, 1988 - 2004
- Editor
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- Member
- West Virginia State Bar
- Member
- North Carolina State Bar
- Member
- West Virginia Association for Justice, 2000 - 2006
- Executive Committee and Officer
- West Virginia Association for Justice, 2001
- Parliamentarian
- West Virginia Association for Justice, 2002
- Secretary
- West Virginia Association for Justice, 2003
- Treasurer
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Member
- West Virginia Association for Justice, 2006 - 2007
- President
- American Trial Lawyer Association, 2007 - Present
- Member
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers in West Virginia, 2007 - Present















