Education

• West Virginia University, B.S. in Finance, 1987
• University of Pittsburgh, J.D., 1991

Experience

• Drafting and promoting legislation and administrative rules before the West Virginia Legislature and Executive Branch
• Negotiating business site locations and expansions involving incentive application, property acquisition, tax and land use planning issues
• Representing diverse mix of business clients during formation, sale, purchase, merger and dissolution activities
• Establishing United States operating entities for international clients and facilitating foreign trade zone establishment and use
• Representing business clients on state and local tax issues including business and occupation, sales, service, valuation, assessment and credits
• Drafting and promoting The Marcellus Development Act
• Drafting, reviewing and providing commentary on Marcellus Shale legislation, regulation and rules
• Associate General Counsel, General Counsel and Deputy Chief of Staff to the Office of Governor Gaston Caperton, 1994 - 1997
• General Counsel to the West Virginia Development Office, 1993 - 1994
• Assistant and Senior Assistant Attorneys General, 1991 - 1993

Distinctions

• Named the Best Lawyers^® "Lawyer of the Year" for Government Relations Practice in Charleston, W.Va., 2020 & 2018
• Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America for Corporate Law, Government Relations Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law
• Recognized by Chambers USA for America's Leading Lawyers for Corporate/Commercial Law
• Listed in West Virginia Super Lawyers for Business/ Corporate and Government/ Cities/ Municipalities

Admissions

• West Virginia State Bar, Administrative and Legislative Law Committee, 1993 - 2000
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
• United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
• West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals

Memberships

• West Virginia Chamber of Commerce, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, 2004 - present
• The High Technology Foundation, Board of Directors, 2015 - present
• Charleston Inter-Regional Chamber of Commerce, Chair, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2017
• Discover the Real West Virginia Board of Directors, 2009 - present
• Charleston Area Alliance, Chair, Executive Committee, Board of Directors, 2004 - 2017
• Vision Shared, Inc., Co-Chair, Board of Directors, 2006 - 2014
• Young Presidents' Organization, Mountain State Chapter, Member, 2008 - 2011
• West Virginia State Bar, Administrative and Legislative Law Committee, 1993 - 2000