• Born Holton, Kansas, 1961

• Admitted to Virginia Bar, 2008

PRACTICE AREAS

• General Litigation

• Eminent Domain

• Domestic Relations

• Mediation and Arbitration

EDUCATION

• Regent University School of Law (J.D., 2008)
  - Editor-in-Chief, Regent Journal of International Law
  - Presiding Officer, Honor Council
  - Family Law Book Award: Virginia State Bar
  - Academic Honors Track

• Old Dominion University (M.B.A., 2001)
  - Beta Gamma Sigma
  - Phi Kappa Phi

• Oral Roberts University (B.A., 1986)

Experience:

• United States Naval Aviator, 1986—2006: over 200 carrier-arrested landings
  - Meritorious Service Medal, Three Navy Commendation Medals
   

• Internship with the Honorable Walter D. Kelley, Jr., Federal Judge, Eastern District of Virginia, 2006-2007
   

• Virginia Supreme Court Certified General and Family Mediator
   

• Virginia State Bar Arbitrator/Mediator: Fee Dispute Resolution Program

Legal Affiliations:

• Virginia State Bar

• Virginia Bar Association

• American Bar Association

Community Involvement:

• Member, Board of Directors, Community Mediation Center, Norfolk

• Volunteer Mediator and Mediator Mentor, Community Mediation Center

• Hampton Roads Volunteer of the Year, 2005

• Recipient, Military Volunteer Service Medal, USN  

• Member, James Kent Inn of Court