Areas of Experience

Medical malpractice, personal injury, premises liability, products liability, condemnation, construction, contracts, disability, financial, insurance coverage, local government, professional liability, real property, and family law including child/spousal support, custody/visitation, and equitable distribution.

Professional Experience

• Certified Mediator, Supreme Court of Virginia.
• Judge, 28th Judicial Circuit Court of Virginia, Washington County, 2001-2023; Chief Judge, 2003-2014.
• General Practice of Law, Abingdon, VA, 1983-2001.
• Law Clerk, The Honorable Glen M. Williams, United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia, 1982-1983.

Affiliations

• Past President, Washington County Bar Association.
• Member, Washington County Planning Commission, 1993-2001; Chairman, 1996-2001.
• Former Member, Judicial Council of Virginia; Former Chairman, Education Committee; Former Member, Executive Committee.
• Former Member, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association; Former Member, Board of Governors; Former President, Young Lawyers Section; Former Member, Executive Council.
• Former Member and Chair, Board of Directors, American Red Cross, Mountain Empire Chapter.
• Former Member, Board of Directors, William King Arts Center.
• Recipient, Harry L. Carrico Outstanding Career Service Award, 2022.
• Recipient, Virginia Mountain/Valley Lawyer’s Alliance, Roscoe Boler Stephenson, Jr. Lifetime Service to Justice Award, 2022.

Education

• University of Richmond School of Law, J.D.
• Emory and Henry College, B.A.