University Attended:
Morehead State University, B.A., 1976
Law School Attended:
University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1979
Year of First Admission:
1979
Admission:
1979, Tennessee; 1982, Virginia; United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit
Memberships:
Virginia State Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1984-1987 and Secretary, 1986-1987, Environmental Law Section; Member, Administrative Law Section); Virginia (Member, Sections on: Environmental Law; Administrative Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Environment, Energy & Resources Law; Administrative and Regulatory Practice Law) Bar Associations; Energy and Mineral Law Foundation (Member: Board of Trustees, 1996—; Executive Committee, 2000-2007; Chair, Coal Committee, 1999-2000; Assistant Secretary, 2001-2003; Program Chair, 24th Annual Institute, 2002-2003; Vice President, 2003-2004; President, 2004-2005).
Special Agencies:
Virginia Workers Compensation Commission; Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy; Federal Office of Surface Mining, U.S. Department of Labor; Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
Birth Information:
McKinney, Texas, 1953