Affiliations and Professional Associations
- American Bar Association
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- Member, Steering Committee – Insurance, Surety and Liens (Div. 7)
- Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section
- Fidelity and Surety Law Committee
- Section of Labor and Employment Law
- Forum on the Construction Industry
- West Virginia State Bar
- Chair, Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs
- Board of Governors 1996-1998
- Kanawha County Bar Association
- President 1994-1995
- DRI
- Construction Law Committee
- Employment Law Committee
- Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
- Construction Law Committee
- Contractors Association of West VirginiaMember of Steering
- Legislative Committee
- Program Committee
- President, West Point Society of West Virginia
- Association of Graduates, USMA
Professional Highlights
- State Judge Advocate, WVANG, 2003 to 2009
- Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District of West Virginia, 1995-1996
- U.S. Army, 1972-1981; WVARNG, 1990-1995, WVANG Staff Judge Advocate 130th Airlift Wing, 1995-2003
- Association of Graduates, USMA
- Board Member, West Virginia Symphony Orchestra
- Author, Comment, “West v. National Mines: Creation of Private Nuisance by Use of Public Property,” 85 West Virginia Law Review 263, 1982
- Chairman, West Point Society of West Virginia
- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s Commission of Military Spousal Licensure
- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin’s Support Enforcement Commission
Representative Matters
- Represents contractors, owners, lenders, developers, suppliers, subcontractors and design professionals in construction law matters, including arbitration, mediation and litigation
- Represents contractors and owners in litigation in state and federal courts in construction claims and disputes
- Represents contractors in matters before the West Virginia Division of Labor in prevailing wage and job classification disputes
- Represents contractors, owners and subcontractors in filing, enforcing and defending mechanic’s lien actions
- Drafts and reviews contracts, subcontracts and other contract documents for owners, contractors and subcontractors
- Represents employers before United States Department of Labor on MSHA and OSHA matters
- Represents engineers and architects in professional negligence claims
- Represents employers in labor and employment law matters
- Represents sureties in performance and payment bond matters
- Represents sureties in subrogation, indemnification and bad faith claims
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