Areas of Emphasis:

Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Employment Law; Contracts; Asbestos Litigation

Education:

Old Dominion University, B.S., 1981; M.P.A., 1983
T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, J.D., 1987

Bar Admissions:

Virginia, 1987
District of Columbia, 1988

Courts Admitted to Practice

Virginia Supreme Court, Circuit Courts & General District Courts
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

Professional Affiliations:

Virginia State Bar Association
District of Columbia Bar Association
Virginia Trial Lawyers Associations
Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association
Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board, Chair

Publications and Lectures:

Co-Author: "Use of Video Tapes in the Courtroom," presented to Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, 1988

LIENS IN PERSONAL INJURY ACTIONS
Authored the Chapter on " Liens Under F.E.C.A."
Published by LexisNexis and VTLA
Second Edition, 2007

Honors:

AV rated - Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association Award for Trial Advocacy
National Moot Court Team

Representative Cases and Legal Opinions:

The Estate of William Louis Rosbe, Deceased,
v. Arnold Oscar Peterson, At Law No. 95-1768,
(Norfolk Circuit Court)
(3.4 Million Dollar Settlement)