Areas of Emphasis:

Creditors' Rights; Collections; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation

Education:

Christopher Newport University, B.S., 1987
Shepard Broad School of Law, Nova Southeastern University, J.D., Magna Cum Laude, 1995 ; Article's Editor, Nova Law Review.

Bar Involvement:

Virginia, 1995
United States District Court, Eastern District, 1995
United States District Court, Eastern District, Bankruptcy Division, 1995

Affiliations:

National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys; Education Committee; Governmental Affairs Committee;
Conference Chair, 2010 Spring Conference, Washington D.C.

Commercial Law League of America

National Governmental Collectors Association

Virginia Creditors' Bar Association; Regional Director; Chair, Legislative Committee; Recipient 2008 NARCA Award of Merit 

Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association

Publications and Lectures:

Co-Author: Collection Law in Virginia, Lorman Education Services,

Co-Author: Advanced Collection Law in Virginia - Secured Transactions and Lien Enforcement under Revised Article Nine, Lorman Education Services

Continuing Legal Education lecturer on creditors' rights, including:

Collections Law in Virginia

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

The Enforcement of Federal and State Court Judgments and Foreign Country Money Judgments in Virginia

Virginia CLE First Day in Practice, Creditors' Rights

Managing Client Relationships

Effectively Managing Claims of Identity Theft and Fraud