Education

• Universityof Virginia, B.S., 1976
• University of Richmond, J.D., 1979 
  • Law Review 
  • McNeill Law Society

Professional Honors & Activities

• Henrico County Bar Association
• Richmond Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Virginia State Bar, Member, Special Committee to Study the Virginia State Bar’s Future Role in Lawyer Malpractice Insurance (1989)
• Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, President (1993-1994)
  • Robert M. Furniss Jr. Award (1994)
• Defense Research Institute, State Chairman (1988-1992)
  • DRI Exceptional Performance Citation Award (1994)
• Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
• Virginia Super Lawyers, Insurance Coverage (2007 - 2011) 
  • Top 50 Lawyers in Virginia (2008)
• Virginia Super Lawyers, Business Edition, Insurance Coverage (2009 - 2011)
• Best Lawyers in America, Insurance Law (2007 - 2011)
  
• Martindale-Hubbell^® AV Rated

Bar & Court Admissions

• Virginia State Bar, 1979
• United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Publications

• Co-Editor, “Insurance Law in Virginia,” VA CLE (2002)

Reported Cases

• Firemen's Ins. Co. of Washington, D.C. v. Kline & Son Cement Repair, Inc., ___ F.Supp.2d ___, 2007 WL 519230 (E.D.Va., Feb. 13, 2007)(No. Civ. 3:06CV425)
• ABT Building Products Corp. v. National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, 472 F.3d 99 (4th Cir.(N.C.), Dec. 19, 2006)(No. 05-1739)
• Great American Ins. Co. v. Gross, 468 F.3d 199, RICO Bus.Disp.Guide 11, 151 (4th Cir.(Va.), Oct. 30, 2006)(No. 05-2069)
• Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co. v. Conner, Not Reported in F.Supp.2d, 2005 WL 2427907 (E.D.Va., Sep. 30, 2005)(No. Civ.A. 2:04CV93)
• St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co. v. American Intern. Speciality Lines Ins. Co., 365 F.3d 263 (4th Cir.(Va.), Apr. 9, 2004)(No. 02-2360, 02-2361)
• Government Employees Ins. Co. v. Moore, 266 Va. 155, 580 S.E.2d 823 (Va., June 6, 2003)(No. 022242)
• Sentry Ins. v. U.S. Fidelity and Guar. Co., Not Reported in S.E.2d, 51 Va. Cir. 418, 2000 WL 2884676 (Va. Cir. Ct., Mar. 15, 2000)(No. LF-2387-4)
• Fuisz v. Selective Ins. Co. of America, 61 F.3d 238, 23 Media L. Rep. 2325 (4th Cir.(Va.), Aug. 1, 1995)(No. 94-2120)
• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Major, 239 Va. 375, 389 S.E.2d 307 (Va., Mar. 2, 1990)(No. 890541)
• State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jones, 238 Va. 467, 383 S.E.2d 734 (Va., Sep. 22, 1989)(No. 880383)
• State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Scott, 236 Va. 116, 372 S.E.2d 383 (Va., Sep. 23, 1988)(No. 860185)
• State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co. v. Floyd, 235 Va. 136, 366 S.E.2d 93 (Va., Mar. 4, 1988)(No. 841568)
• Buschi v. Kirven, 775 F.2d 1240, 54 USLW 2270, 120 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3059, 1 IER Cases 1726 (4th Cir.(Va.), Oct. 29, 1985)(No. 84-1280)
• Great American Ins. Co. v. Cavalier Printing Ink Co., Inc., 620 F.Supp. 1082 (E.D. Va., Oct. 11, 1985)(No. Civ.A. 85-0514-R)
• Swiatlowski v. State Farm Mut. Auto Ins. Co., 585 F.Supp. 965 (W.D.Va., Apr. 10, 1984)(No. Civ. 83-0049-C)
• Morris v. Coleco Industries, 587 F.Supp. 8 (E.D.Va., Mar. 16, 1984)(No. Civ. 83-0662-R)
• T.M. Graves Const., Inc. v. National Cellulose Corp., 226 Va. 164, 306 S.E.2d 898 (Va., Sep. 9, 1983)(No. 810223)