University Attended:
College of William & Mary, B.A., 1988
Law School Attended:
George Mason University, J.D., 1991
Year of First Admission:
1991
Admission:
1991, Virginia; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1993, District of Columbia; 1999, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia; 2000, U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 2016, Maryland; 2017, U.S. District Court, Maryland; 2023, United States Supreme Court
Memberships:
Member: Fairfax Bar Association (Legislative Committee, 1999-2000); Virginia State Bar (Standing Committee on Ethics, 2013-2016, Co-chair 2016-2017; Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys (Chair, Auto and Premises Section, 2007; Director, 2008-2011; Board of Editors, Journal of Civil Litigation, 2012-___); District of Columbia Defense Lawyers Association; Defense Research Institute; Virginia Women Attorneys Association (Judicial Chair, 2003-2005); Council on Litigation Management, 2011; George Mason American Inn of Court, 2013 -___: Virginia Workers' Compensation American Inn of Court, 2014-___)
Reported Cases:
Atkins v. 4940 Wisconsin, LLC, 93 A.3d 1286 (D.C. 2014); Estate of James v. Peyton, 277 Va. 443, 674 S.E.2d 864 (2009); Hospice Choice, Inc. v. O'Quin, 42 Va. App. 598, 593 S.E.2d 544 (2004); Robinson v. Samuel C. Boyd, Inc., 822 A.2d 1093 (D.C. App. 2003); Sparshott v. Feld Entertainment, 311 F.3d 425 (D.C. Cir. 2002); Wall Street Deli, Inc. v. O'Brien, 32 Va. App. 217, 527 S.E.2d 451 (2000); Granados v. Windson Development Corp., 257 Va. 103, 509 S.E. 2d 290 (1999).