Lawyer Profile

Education

• J.D., Brooklyn Law School (1986)
  • Notes Editor, Brooklyn Law Review
• B.A., Yale University (1981)

Bar Admissions

• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
• U.S. Court of Appeals of the 4th Circuit
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia

Affiliations

• American Bar Association
• West Virginia State Bar
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Kanawha County Bar Association
• West Virginia Bankers Association
• Chair, PIECES Advisory Council
• Co-Chair, George Washington High School Parent Involvement Council
• Member, Citizen's Council on Children and Families
• Member, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Development Committee
• Past Member, Covenant House Finance Committee 
• Past Chair, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Board of Trustees and Development Committee
• Past Member, Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Operations and Scholarship Committees
• Past Member, Charleston Regional Chamber of Commerce Women’s Planning Committee
• Past Member, State Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts

Professional Highlights

• West Virginia Lawyer of the Year for Banking by Best Lawyers in America (2009)
• Named to Best Lawyers in America (Banking Law; Corporate Governance & Compliance Law; Corporate Law)
• Recognized by Chamber’s USA — America’s Leading Business Lawyers
• Selected as West Virginia Super Lawyer