Representative Experience
- Appearances and argument before administrative boards and state and federal courts
- Participate in development of defense strategies and coordination of trial plans
- Coordinate and present comprehensive electronic discovery trainings
- Provide advice on complex electronic discovery issues in state and federal litigation
- Participate in all aspects of civil litigation, including the taking and defending of depositions and the drafting of pleadings, discovery and various pretrial motions
Education
- University of Kentucky, B.S. in Natural Resource Conservation and Management, magna cum laude, 2001
- Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., cum laude, 2004
- University of Virginia Trial Advocacy College, 2011
- Georgetown University Law Center E-Discovery Training Academy, 2011
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
Affiliations
- 7th Circuit Court of Appeals E-Discovery Pilot Program Committee, Liaison to 4th Circuit Court of Appeals
- The Sedona Conference, Working Group 1
- Lawyers for Civil Justice West Virginia Task Force on E-Discovery
- Appalachian Institute on Digital Evidence, Board Member
- Defense Research Institute
- West Virginia Defense Trial Counsel
Presentations
- Discovery & Evidentiary Issues in the Digital Age (Annual Training for Virginia District Court Substitute Judges, 2011)
- Social Media Panel (DuPont Primary Law Firm Meeting, 2011)
- E-Discovery from A-to-Z: The Electronic Discovery Reference Model (Appalachian Institute on Digital Evidence Annual Meeting, 2011)
- The Seventh Circuit E-Discovery Pilot Program: Lessons and Opportunities (Appalachian Institute on Digital Evidence Annual Meeting, 2011)
- Breaching Your Adversary's Stonewall: Combating Abusive Discovery Tactics on Both Sides of the Aisle (West Virginia Association for Justice Annual Convention, 2011)
- Discovery in the Electronic Age: A Workshop for Paralegals (Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Annual Meeting, 2011)
Awards & Distinctions
- Recognized as a Rising Star in General Litigation by West Virginia Super Lawyers magazine, 2010 and 2011
Other
- Georgetown University Law Center's Institute for Public Representation, 2003