Areas of Experience

Medical malpractice, personal injury, product liability, bankruptcy, business dissolution, condemnation, construction, contracts, corporate disputes, defamation, domestic relations, employment, governmental issues, labor, professional liability, real estate, trusts & estates.

Professional Experience

• Certified Mediator, Supreme Court of Virginia.
• Senior Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia, 2015-Present.
• Justice, Supreme Court of Virginia, 2008-2015.
• Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 2007-2008.
• Judge, Circuit Court of Prince William County, 1993-2007; Chief Judge, 1998-2000, 2006-2007.
• Judge, General District Court of Prince William County, 1990-1993; Chief Judge, 1992-1993.
• Former Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney, Prince William County.
• Former Sole Practitioner in General Practice, Woodbridge.
• Former Associate and Partner, Compton, Bergere & Lubeley, Woodbridge.

Affiliations

• Fellow, Virginia Law Foundation.
• Former Member, Boyd-Graves Conference.
• Former Circuit Court Member, Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission.
• Former Master, I’Anson-Hoffman American Inn of Court.
• Former Master, George Mason American Inn of Court.
• Former Member, Virginia Criminal & Civil Benchbook Committee.
• Judicial Memberships: Virginia State Bar, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, American Bar Association, Prince William County Bar Association, Williamsburg/James City Bar Association.
• Former Adjunct Professor, College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law.
• Listed as a “Top Lawyer” for Mediation, Washingtonian, 2024.

Education

• College of William and Mary, Marshall-Wythe School of Law, J.D.
• College of William and Mary, B.A.