Representative Experience
- General Counsel and Secretary of Anker Coal Group, Inc., Morgantown, West Virginia – responsible for all legal aspects of the company’s business, including litigation, employment issues and employee relations, commercial transactions, environmental and safety compliance and corporate governance
- Negotiated and drafted various types of commercial agreements in the power generation and natural resources industries
- Experienced litigator in numerous state and federal trial and appellate court matters
- Counseled corporations in various stock and asset purchase transactions
- Negotiated sales agreements and joint venture arrangements
- Defended matters relating to state and federal EEOC charges and NLRB charges
Education
- West Virginia University, B.S.B.A., 1984
- West Virginia University College of Law, J.D., 1989
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia
- United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- United States Courts of Appeals for the Third, Fourth and Sixth Circuits
Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Awards and Distinctions
- Recognized by Chambers USA as one of “America’s Leading Lawyers for Litigation” in Commercial Litigation
- Recognized as a West Virginia Super Lawyer
- Recognized by The Best Lawyers in America for Commercial Litigation and Litigation - Labor & Employment
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America