Areas of Practice
• Personal Injury (car wrecks, products liability, fen-phen, work related injuries)
• Insurance Company Misconduct (bad faith)

Education
• West Virginia Wesleyan College, Bachelor of Arts
..majored in Government/Speech Communications (magna cum laude)
• West Virginia University College of Law, Juris Doctorate

Honors and Awards
• Voted Outstanding Young Man at West Virginia Wesleyan College
• Top 25 Seniors, West Virginia Wesleyan College
• National Honor Society
• Omicron Delta Kappa (National Scholastic Honorary)
• Outstanding Social Studies Student, West Virginia Wesleyan College
• Outstanding Advocate, M. E. Lugar Trial Competition, WVU College of Law
• National Registry of Who’s Who, 2000 Edition
• President’s Award, Parkersburg Lions Club
• Leonard Jarrett Award, West Virginia Lions Sight Conservation Foundation
• Eagle Scout, Boy Scouts of America
• West Virginia State Bar Association Lawyer Citizen of the Year for 2002-2003

Offices Held
• Past President, W.Va. State Bar
• Past President, Wood County Bar Association
• Member, Board of Governors, W.Va. Trial Lawyers Association
• Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents
• Former Member, W.Va. Judicial Hearing Board
• Past President and Commissioner, and Member of the Board of Directors,
..Parkersburg/Worthington Little League Baseball, Inc.
• Past President, Parkersburg Lions Club
• Past President, American Heart Association, Wood County W.Va. Unit
• Past President, Parkersburg Catholic Elementary School PTO
• Member, Board of Directors, Parkersburg Catholic Schools Foundation
• Member, Board of Directors, Mid-Ohio Valley Sports Hall of Fame
• Member, Board of Directors, Battle Against Cystic Fibrosis Football Classic
• Former Member, Board of Directors, Parkersburg Art Center
• Former Member, WVU College of Law Visiting Committee
• Member, W.Va. Supreme Court Law Day Committee
• Past President, M.E. Lugar Mock Trial Association
• Member, HealthSouth Western Hills Hospital Community Advisory Board

Speeches, Seminar Presentations and Publications

Seminar Presentations to the W.Va. State Bar
Topic: “Use of the Internet in Smaller Offices”
Topic: “Balancing Life's Obligations with the Practice of Law”
Topic: “Setting Personal Goals and Priorities”
Topic: “Lawyers and Community Involvement”
Topic: “Legal Ethics”
Topic: “Bridge the Gap” Program for New Lawyers
Topic: “The Importance of Balance”

Seminar Presentations to the W.Va. Trial Lawyers Association
Topic: “Effective Use of Discovery”
Topic: “Developing Good Client Relations”
Topic: “What Do Insurance Adjusters Want”
Topic: “Lawyer Advertising”
Topic: “Uninsured and UnderInsured Motorist Coverage”

Other Presentations and Speeches
Appearances on “The Law Works” Public Television Program
Topic: “W.Va. State Bar v. Allstate: Its Impact on the Regulation of the Practice of Law”
Topic: “The Programs and Projects of the W.Va. State Bar”
Topic: “The 'Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts' Program and its Contribution to Legal Services for the Poor”
Topic: “Lawyers Are People, Too”

Authored “The President's Page” for The W.Va. Lawyer, May 2000 through April 2001, published by The W.Va. StateBar

Professional Memberships
• W.Va. State Bar
• W.Va. Trial Lawyers Association
• Wood County Bar Association
• National Conference of Bar Presidents
• Southern Conference of Bar Presidents
• American Bar Association
• Member, ABA House of Delegates, 2001-2002
• Association of Trial Lawyers of America