General litigation including personal injury,
medical malpractice, family, product liability, construction, commercial,
employment, workers compensation, real estate, trusts and estates,
business torts, local government and organizational disputes.
Credentials
Judge, Court of Appeals of Virginia, 1985-2001.
Judge, 30th Judicial Circuit Court, covering
Lee, Scott and Wise Counties, 1975-1985.
Certified Mediator, Supreme Court of Virginia.
Solo practitioner, Gate City, 1966-1975.
Recipient, Distinguished Service Award, Virginia
Trial Lawyers Association, 2001.
Member, Virginia Judicial Conference, Education
and Compensation/ Retirement Committees.
Former Instructor, Professionalism Course Faculty,
Virginia State Bar.
Member, Boyd-Graves Conference.
Member, American Judicature Society.
Former Member, Task Force Committee on Jury
Management.
Former Member, Gender Bias Task Force.
Former Member, Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee.
Washington & Lee University Law School,
L.L.B. 1966.
University of Virginia, B.A., 1963.
