University Attended:
College of William & Mary, A.B.
Law School Attended:
University of Virginia, J.D., 1982
Year of First Admission:
1982
Admission:
1982, Louisiana; 1987, Virginia; 1988, U.S. Tax Court, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2003, U.S. Supreme Court; 1993, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 1995, District of Columbia; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1987, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia and U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of Louisiana
Memberships:
Williamsburg and Federal Bar Associations; American Association for Justice; Virginia and Southern Trial Lawyers Associations.
Birth Information:
Providence, Rhode Island, October 29, 1957
Reported Cases:
Kane v. Hargis, 987 F.2d 1005 (4th Cir. 1993); Alley v. Chrysler Credit Corp., 767 F.2d 138 (5th Cir. 1985); Webb v. Stevens, 2008 U.S. Dist. Lexis 61480 (E.D. N.C.); Choimbol v. Fairfield Resorts, Inc., 2006 U.S. Dist. Lexis 19340 (E.D. Va.); Zhu v. Rocco Farms, Inc., 1998 U.S. Dist. Lexis 21781 (W.D. Va.); Williamson v. Patterson, 150 B.R. 367 (E.D. Va. 1993); Verosol, B.V. v. Hunter Douglas, Inc., 806 F. Supp. 582 (E.D. Va. 1992); Riverside Hosp., Inc. v. Johnson, 272 Va. 518 (2006); Amchem Prods., Inc. v. Newport News Circuit Court Asbestos Cases Plaintiffs, 264 Va. 89 (2002); Waterman v. Halveson, 261 Va. 203 (2001); Jones v. Dokos Enters., Inc., 233 Va. 555 (1987); Pais v. Automation Prods., Inc., 36 Va. Cir. 230 (Newport News 1995); Treitler v. Am. Druggists' Ins. Co., 474 So. 2d 475 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1985); Evans v. Detweiler v. 466 So. 2d 800 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1984); Duckworth v. GEICO, 464 So. 2d 907 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1984); Landaiche v. Lou-Con, 461 So. 2d 1107 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1984); In re Tutorship of Werling, 459 So. 2d 758 (La. App. 4th Cir. 1984); and Mayeur v. Am. Cyanamid Co., 459 So. 2d 292 (La. App. 5th Cir. 1984); Carr v. Carr No. 0096-09-1 (Va. App. Aug. 18, 2009).