Representative Experience
- Responsible for managing Weirton Steel Corporation's interest in trade cases pursued at the International Trade Commission, including successful decisions in Tin Mill Products and Hot Roll Products cases
- Responsible for formulating and implementing lobbying efforts for steel at federal, state and local levels, including environmental, health care, trade, workers' compensation, transportation, energy and taxation issues
- Successfully guided legislation creating the Steel Guarantee Loan Program, aimed at amending United States trade laws as well as contributing to the lobbying effort to bring about a Section 201 ITC investigation into steel imports
- Chief labor negotiator for labor agreements covering 3,500 represented employees in four bargaining units
- Participated in formulation of long-term strategic planning, including evaluation of acquisitions, mergers and creation of joint ventures, and negotiation of multiple transactions
Employment History
- Weirton Steel Corporation, Executive Vice President, Human Resources and Corporate Law, 1996 - 2001
- Volk, Robertson and Hellerstedt, Senior Partner, 1985 - 1996
- Bogarad and Robertson, Senior Partner, 1970 - 1985
Education
- Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1965
- Washington University, J.D., 1968
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- Pennsylvania Bar Association
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- Allegheny County Bar Association
- West Virginia Chamber of Commerce
- West Virginia Manufacturers Association
- Pittsburgh Human Resources Association
- American Iron and Steel Institute, Industrial Relations Committee
Other
- Ormet Corporation, Board of Directors, 2005 - Present
- Newell Porcelain Corporation, Outside Director, 1989 - 1977; 1999 - 2003
- Weirton Steel Corporation, Board Member, 1983 - 1992
- West Virginia Manufacturers Association, Chairman, 1999 - 2001; Member, Board of Directors, 1996 - 2002
- West Virginia Northern Community College, Member, Board of Governors, 2000 - 2006
- Franciscan University of Steubenville, Board of Trustees, 2006 - Present
- West Virginia Northern Community College Foundation
- Center for Excellence in Workplace Education, Board Member, 1999 - 2001
- Weirton United Way, Vice Chairman, 1991; Chairman, 1992; Director 1995 - Present
- Weirton Board of Park Commissioners, 1988 - 2004; two one-year terms as Chairman