Admitted
1981, Pennsylvania; 1983, West Virginia
Law School
University of Pittsburgh, J.D., summa cum laude, 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of Pittsburgh, B.A., cum laude, 1978
Memberships
American Law Institute; American Bar Foundation; Academy of Trial Lawyers.
Biographical
Order of the Coif; University Scholar; National Merit Scholar. Editor in Chief, 1980-1981, University of Pittsburgh Law Review. Law Clerk, Hon. James M. Sprouse, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1981-1982. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Pittsburgh, 1988-1993. Board of School Directors, Steel Valley School District, 1983-1993, President, 1987-1989. General Counsel and Solicitor, Sports and Exhibition Authority of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County, 1994—. Advisory Committee, U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania, 2001—. Member, Governor's Transition Team, 2003. Principal Attorney, Western Pennsylvania Regional Destination Development Plan, David L. Lawrence Convention Center, PNC Park and Heinz Field, 1998-2003.