Representative Experience
- Defense of employers in workers' compensation claims related to workplace injuries, occupational disease, occupational pneumoconiosis and hearing loss
- Advise employers on leave policies and other employment-related matters
- Defense of employer deliberate intent, toxic tort and product liability matters in state and federal courts
- Defense of employment discrimination claims in federal and state courts, including age, gender, race and disability discrimination, and harassment cases
- Defense and trial of administrative claims before the West Virginia Human Rights Commission
- Negotiate successful mediation of wrongful employment discharge, employment contract disputes and premises liability cases
- Trial experience in corporate premises liability defense, medical malpractice defense matters and employment discrimination matters
- Represent financial institutions and loan servicing companies in federal and state courts regarding federal and state banking laws, consumer credit and protection, TILA, and Regulation Z
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- Virginia State Bar
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Affiliations
- The National Workers' Compensation Defense Network, a nationwide network of law firms practicing in workers' compensation
- American Bar Association, TIPS, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, Member
- West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation Committee
- West Virginia State Bar, Workers' Compensation OOJ Procedural Rules Subcommittee
- Co-Chair, Workers' Compensation Subcommittee, West Virginia Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission
- West Virginia Defense Trial Council, Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee, Member
Education
- University of Virginia, B.A., 1989
- West Virginia University, J.D., 1993
Awards and Distinctions
- AV® Preeminemt™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Workers' Compensation Law
- Larson's National Workers' Compensation Advisory Board
Community Involvement
- Hospice Foundation of West Virginia, President
- Kanawha Hospice Care, Past President, Board of Directors