Education
- West Virginia University, B.A., cum laude, 1984
- University of Richmond, J.D., 1987
- Law Review, Editorial Board
- Leader in the Law, Virginia Lawyers Weekly (2011)
- Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
- Best Lawyers in America, Products Liability Litigation (2010, 2011)
- Virginia Business Legal Elite, Civil Litigation (2008 - 2011)
- Virginia Super Lawyers, Civil Litigation Defense (2007 - 2011)
- Virginia Super Lawyers, Business Edition, Civil Litigation Defense (2008 - 2011)
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV Rated
- Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys, President (2008-2009)
- Robert M. Furniss, Jr. Dedicated Service Award (2009)
- Henrico County Bar Association, President (2009-2010)
- Virginia Bar Association, Commission on Professionalism (2007-2010)
- Defense Research Institute
- Exceptional Performance Citation (2010)
- Trucking Committee
- Products Liability Committee
- Commercial Litigation Committee
- Insurance Law Committee
- American Bar Association
- Commercial Transportation Committee
- Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee
- Richmond Bar Association
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
- Transportation Lawyers Association
- American Association for Justice
- Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
Bar & Court Admissions
- Virginia State Bar
- United States District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of Virginia
- Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States Supreme Court
- Hesse v. Harleysville Mut. Ins. Co., et al., 364 Fed. Appx. 31, 2010 WL 411120 (4th Cir. 2010)
- Schwinn v. Long and Foster Real Estate, Inc., et al., 2007 WL 4562818 (E.D. Va., 2008), aff'd, 362 Fed. Appx. 357, 2010 WL 283061 (4th Cir. 2010)
- Isbell v. Commercial Invest. Assocs., 273 Va. 605, 644 S.E.2d 72 (2007)
- Presley v. Rivanna Trails Foundation, 464 F.3d 480 (2006)
- Atkins v. Rice, 266 Va. 328, 585 S.E.2d 550 (2003)
- Lexie v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 251 Va. 390, 469 S.E.2d 61 (1996)
- McAlpin v. Leeds & Northrup, Co., 912 F. Supp. 297 (W.D. Va., 1996)
- Vermont Mut. Ins. Co. v. Everette, 875 F. Supp. 1181 (E.D. Va., 1995)
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Major, 239 Va. 375, 389 S.E.2d 307 (1990)
- State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Jones, 238 Va. 467, 383 S.E.2d 734 (1989)
