General civil practice (litigation) including product liability, personal injury (plaintiff and defendant), business torts, commercial, construction, employment and labor relations, environmental, health care, intellectual property, professional liability, land use and zoning, civil rights, defamation/media, and family law.
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, since 1988 (business litigation, personal injury litigation).
Voted #1 mediator by Lawyers in Virginia, Virginia Business “Legal Elite” (2005). Listed as Legal Elite in the field of alternative dispute resolution in Virginia Business Magazine.
Named top mediator in Alternative Dispute Resolution by Richmond Magazine survey (1999).
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. State Chair (1996-1998).
Former Early Neutral Evaluator, Circuit Court of the City of Richmond.
Former President, John Marshall Inn of Court.
Former President, Bar Association of the City of Richmond.
Member, Virginia Association of Defense Attorneys.
Member, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association.
Former Member, Chesterfield County Board of Zoning Appeals (served 11 years).
University of Virginia School of Law, J.D.
Duke University, B.A.