Admitted
1979, West Virginia and U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
West Virginia University, J.D., 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
West Virginia Wesleyan College; New York University, B.A., 1972
Memberships
West Virginia State Bar; West Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Consumer Advocates; National Employment Lawyers Association; American Civil Liberties Union; American Trial Lawyers Association.
Biographical
Founder and Executive Director, West Virginia Citizen Action Group, 1974-1976, 1979-1985, 1987-1995. Deputy Attorney General/Director of Consumer Protection Division, 1985-1986. State Senator, 1992-1996;. Member, House of Delegates, 1988-1992.