Practice Areas - Automobile Accidents and Injuries
- Law Enforcement Liability
- Negligence Defense
- Estate Planning
- Wills
- Medical Negligence
- Small Business Law
- Property Law
| - Employment Defense
- Civil Rights Defense
- Federal Civil Practice
- Civil Rights Section 1983
- Federal Criminal Law
- Solid Waste Disposal
- Civil Fraud
- Employer Liability
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| University | Emory and Henry College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1969; University of Chicago, M.A., 1970 |
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| Law School | University of North Carolina, J.D., 1975 |
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| Admitted | 1975, Virginia; 1985, New York |
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| Memberships | Wise County (President, 1980), Virginia (Member, Executive Committee, Young Lawyers Section, 1981-1983) and New York State Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, Lawyers Malpractice Insurance Committee, 1995-2003); Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 2003—); Fellow, American Bar Foundation. |
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| Military | With U.S. Army, 1970-1972 |
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| Born | Appalachia, Virginia, February 12, 1947 |
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| Biography | National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1979. Sigma Mu. Member, Blue Key. Wesley Scholar. Author: "Be Alert to, Prevent and Clearly Warn your Client about the 'Peace in the Holler' defense to a Malicious Prosecution Action," The Journal, Vol. 15, Number 3, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer 2003. Lecturer, "Lawful Employment Practices," Commonwealth of Virginia Compensation Board, March 2008. Member, Dean's Advisory Committee, Appalachian School of Law, 1997—.
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| ISLN | 905906223 |
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