EDUCATION:

• College of William & Mary (B.A. with Highest Honors in History, Dean’s List, 1996); William Albert Fraley Award for Historical Research, 1996.

• T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, (J.D., 1999); Editor, Law Review; Member, Moot Court Board, Judge Robert Merhige Fellow in Environmental Law; Chair, Legal Forum Speaker Series.

• Law Clerk, The Honorable James C. Turk, U.S. district court for the Western District of Virginia (1999-2000)

HONORS AND AFFILIATIONS:

• Roanoke Symphony Orchestra, Board of Directors (2007-present);

• The Cold War Museum, General Counsel (2002-2006), Advisory Board Member (2006-present);

• The Ted Dalton Inn of Court (2007-present);

• Graduate, National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) National Academy—July 2004;

• Member: Virginia State Bar—Young Lawyers Section, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, Roanoke Bar Association – Young Lawyer’s Committee;

• Boy Scouts of America (Eagle Scout).

REPORTED CASES:

• Thomas Ford v. GE Lighting, LLC, 2005 WL 1949882 (W.D.Va. 2005) (Summary Judgment in § 1981 discrimination case);

• League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U.S. 399 (2006) (amicus brief in Texas Redistricting Case);

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:

• I'm Just a Coal Miner's…Lawyer: Local Diplomacy and the U-2 Incident, Proteus, Vol 13.1

• “Use of High-Low Agreements in Arbitration,” (VADA, 2006);

• “The Ten Commandments of Witness Preparation,” (NBI Paralegal Seminar, July 2007)