Admissions
1973, West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
U.S. District Court, Northern District of West Virginia and West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
1974, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
2004, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
Kanawha County Bar Association (Member, Drafting Committee, Local Rules, 1990)
West Virginia State Bar (Member, Committee on Legal Services Plan, 1983
Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1985-2001
Member, Committee on Civil Rules, 1984-1988
Member, Committee on Legal Assistants, 1982-1984
Member, Bicentennial Committee, 1986)
American Bar Association (Member, Committees on: Discovery, Litigation Section
Alternate Dispute Resolution
Videotaped Depositions Subcommittee
Professional Liability, 1995—)
West Virginia Bar Association (Member, Committee on Legal Services Plan, 1984
Member, Committee on Admissions, 1985
Membership Chairman, 1990-1991
Member, Executive Council, 2004 —)
Defense Research Institute (Member, Board of Directors 2005-2008)
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia (Member: Board of Governors, 1989-1993
Secretary, 1993-1994
Treasurer, 1994-1995
Vice President, 1995-1996
President, 1996-1997
Litigation Information Committee, 1984-1990
Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1985)
Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (State Chairman, 1989-1997, Executive Council Member, 1991-1994
Assistant National Membership Chairman, 1996-1997
National Membership Chairman, 1998-2004
Vice President, 2004-2005
President-Elect, 2005-2006
President 2007)
West Virginia College of Law Visiting Committee (1996-1999
Chairman, 1999).