Education:

• JURIS DOCTOR, West Virginia University College of Law, Morgantown, WV (2005)
• Executive Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Volume 107
• Executive Committee, West Virginia Law Review, Volume 107
• Associate Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Volume 106
• Publication: Expanding Attorney Liability To Third Party Adversaries For Negligence, 107 W. Va. L. Rev. 553 (2005)
• Judicial Board of Appeals, West Virginia University, 2004-2005
• Judicial Board, West Virginia University, 2003-2004
• Who’s Who Among American Law Students, 2005
• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, University Of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (2001)

Honors, Awards, Services:

• Litigation Counsel of America Fellow
• Recognized in The Best Lawyers^® in America 2023
• West Virginia Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” 2016, 2017, 2018
• Dean’s List 1997-2001
• Who’s Who Among American Colleges and Universities

Licenses:

• West Virginia, 2005
• Kentucky, 2006
• Virginia, 2008

Court Admissions:

• United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
• United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
• United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
• United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• All West Virginia Circuit and Magistrate Courts
• All Virginia Circuit and General District Courts
• Virginia Supreme Court
• Kentucky Supreme Court
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
• United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
• United States District Court, Western District of Virginia
• Kentucky Court of Appeals
• All Kentucky Circuit and District Courts
• Virginia Court of Appeals

Professional Affiliations:

• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Kanawha County, West Virginia Bar Association
• Kentucky Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
• Defense Research Institute
• Virginia State Bar
• Virginia Bar Association

Successes:

• Successfully defended a family physician in a three day trial involving allegations of failure to appropriately treat pneumonia and sepsis, resulting in a 40 year old’s death.
• Successfully defended a family physician in a seven day jury trial in a case involving allegations of failure to timely diagnose and treat pneumonia resulting in the patient’s death.
• Successfully defended a retired ob/gyn suffering from Parkinson’s disease in a seven day jury trial in a case involving allegations of failure to appropriately diagnose and treat a pelvic abscess, resulting in severe infection and permanent injuries.
• Successfully defended a dermatologist in a three day jury trial in a case involving allegations of failure to appropriately treat early stage melanoma, resulting in death.
• Successfully defended a general surgeon in a six day jury trial in a case involving allegations of failure to appropriately diagnose and treat inflammatory breast cancer.
• Settled case on behalf of a large hospital four days into trial in a case involving allegations that an employed surgeon failed to diagnose and treat early stage breast cancer, resulting in the patient’s death.
• Settled case on behalf of a pediatrician for a nominal amount five days into trial in a case involving allegations of failure to appropriately resuscitate an infant born with a brain bleed, resulting in the infant’s death.
• Settled case on behalf of a neonatologist for a nominal amount five days into trial in a case involving allegations of failure to timely and appropriately diagnose and treat a child with Kawasaki’s Disease, resulting in permanent injuries.