Admitted
1991, West Virginia, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; 1992, U.S. Tax Court; 1994, District of Columbia
Law School
Washington & Lee University, J.D., cum laude, 1991
Law School Graduation Year
1991
College
Concord College, B.S.B.A., summa cum laude, 1987
Memberships
Kanawha County (Assistant Treasurer, 1996-1997; Treasurer, 1997-1998; Second Vice President, 1998-1999; First Vice President, 1999-2000; President, 2000-2001), West Virginia and American Bar Associations; West Virginia Society of Certified Public Accountants (Chair, Personal Financial Planning Committee, 2001-2003 and Vice President's Cabinet, 2001-2003); Charleston Estate Planning Council (Member, Board of Directors, 1995-1999; Treasurer, 1999-2000; Secretary, 2000-2001; Vice President, 2001-2002; President 2002-2003); West Virginia University Foundation (Member, Planned Giving Advisory Committee); West Virginia Bankers' Association (Member, Trust Division, 2001-2003); Red Cross (Member, Board of Directors, Financial Planning Committee 2001-2003).
Biographical
Alpha Chi; Gamma Beta Phi; Phi Delta Phi. Contributor, Washington and Lee University, Environmental Law Digest. Finalist, Mock Trial Competition; President, Blue Key National Honor Fraternity. Listed in Who's Who in American Law. Certified Public Accountant, West Virginia, 1988—. Co-Author and CLE Lecturer: Estate Planning in West Virginia, Lorman Education Services, December, 1999; Estate and Tax Planning for Qualified Retirement Plans and IRAs in West Virginia, The National Business Institute, 1998. Author: Compensation and Disclosure Issues in Personal Financial Planning, Vol. 44, No. 2, August/September, The West Virginia CPA; Changes in Securities Regulations, Vol. 43 No. 2 August/September 1997 and Recent Changes to Qualified Plans, Vol. 42 No. 3 October/November 1996, The West Virginia CPA; Income & Estate Planning Aspects of Distributions From Qualified Plans, 46th Annual West Virginia Tax Institute, October 1-3, 1995; Planning with Family Partnerships: Part 1, Vol 40 No 6 April/May 1995 and Planning with Family Partnerships Part II, Vol. 41 No 1 June/July 1995, The West Virginia CPA. Moderator and Lecturer: Life Cycle Changes in Personal Financial Planning, Charleston Estate Planning Council, October 26, 2001. Author and Lecturer: Ethics for Estate Planning, 2001 Financial and Estate Planning Seminar, West Virginia Bankers' Association, April 30-May 1, 2001; Estate Planning Under the 2001 Changes, Charleston Chapter of the West Virginia Chapter of CPA's, September 27, 2001; How To Give It Away and Keep It Too: An Investment For 2002 And Beyond, Summer 2002, West Virginia Executive. Commissioner, Charleston Fire Civil Service Commission, 1995-1998. Member, St. John's Episcopal Church (Vestry, 2001-2004; Co-Chair, New Member and Evangelism Committee). (Department Head)