Representative Experience
- Prepare articles of incorporation, bylaws, minutes and resolutions for profit and nonprofit corporations
- Prepare articles of organization and operating agreements for limited liability companies
- Draft partnership agreements
- Draft loan agreements, notes, security agreements and other loan documents for commercial and residential closings
- Represent individuals, entities and lenders in refinance, purchase and sale of residential and commercial properties
- Issue lender and owner title insurance policies
- Negotiate and draft commercial and residential leases and ground leases
- Handle foreclosure matters and debt collection for lenders
- Represent individuals and entities in various civil matters
- Draft documents for residential and commercial real estate developments
- Debt collector for various entities
- Representation of lenders in all aspects of commercial and residential lending
- Representation of parties to real estate partition proceedings
Education
- University of Colorado, B.S., 1981
- West Virginia University, J.D., 1984
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
- United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Affiliations
- Monongalia County Bar Association
Awards and Distinctions
- The Best Lawyers in America, Corporate Law
Other
- Morgantown Area Chamber of Commerce, Chairman 2004; Vice Chairman 2003; Treasurer 2000 - 2002
- Monongalia General Hospital, Finance Committee
- West Virginia Real Estate Lawyers Association, Charter Member