Bachelor of Arts, University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, 1983, with high honors

Juris Doctor, Washington & Lee University School of Law, 1990, magna cum laude

Phi Beta Kappa

Order of the Coif

Member of the Virginia Bar since 1990

Law Clerk to the Honorable Glen M. Williams, Senior United States District Judge, Western District of Virginia, 1990-1991

Law Clerk to the Honorable Orinda D. Evans, United States District Judge, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division, 1993-1995

Admitted to practice before all Virginia State Courts, United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia

Armor Officer, United States Army, 1983-1986

Prevailing counsel in the following cases:

Jenkins v. Pyles, 293 Va. 383, 611 S.E.2d 404 (2005) (briefed & argued)

Bates v. Commonwealth of Va., 267 Va. 387, 593 S.E.2d 250 (2004) (briefed & argued)

Washington v. United Parcel Service of Am., 267 Va. 539, 593 S.E.2d 229 (2004) (briefed & argued)

Xoom, Inc., v. Imageline, Inc., 323 F.3d 279 (4th Cir. 2003) (affirmed in part & reversed in part) (briefed)

Atkinson v. Sachno, 261 Va. 278, 541 S.E.2d 902 (2001) (briefed & argued)

Deane v. Roth, Record No. 011240 (Sup. Ct. of Va. March 28, 2002) (unpublished order) (briefed)

Hitt v. McGowan, Record No. 990539 (Sup. Ct. of Va. June 16, 1999) (unpublished order) (briefed & argued)