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Admitted: 1980, Virginia; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; Supreme Court of Virginia Law School: University of Virginia, J.D. Member: Norfolk and Portsmouth (Member, Public Defender Office Study Committee; Criminal Practice Liaison to Norfolk Circuit Courts, 1997-1998), Virginia Beach, American (Member of Council and Liaison, Law Student Division, Litigation Section, 1978-1980) and Federal Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Member, 2nd District Disciplinary Committee, 1992-1995; Assistant Secretary, 1993-1994; Chairman, 1994-1995; Member, Virginia State Bar Budget and Finance Committee, 1996); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1994; Chairman, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law Section Study Committee, 1993-1994; Chairman, Section on Civil Rights and Constitutional Law, 1994-1995; Chairman, First Annual Civil Rights and Constitutional Law CLE Program, 1995; Chairman, Annual Criminal Law CLE Program-"In Hot Pursuit of Reasonable Doubt," 1996); Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1998; Vice-President, 1993-1994; President-Elect, 1994-1995; President, 1995-1996); Dartmouth Lawyers Association.. Biography: Phi Beta Kappa. Member, National Moot Court Team. Rufus Choate Scholar, Public Affairs Internship-Human Rights Directorate, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France, March-June, 1976, Morrell Goldberg Prize. Co-Author: "How To Use 42 U.S.C. 1983 To Win Damages for Injured Clients," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 1996, Volume 8, Number 2. Author: "The Efficient Use of Paralegals," The Journal of the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, Summer 1997, Volume 9, Number 3. Member, Lawrence W. I'Anson - Walter E. Hoffman American Inn of Court, 1987-1989. Master, James Kent Inn of Court, 1995. Listed in The Best Lawyers In America, 1993-2009. Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member: International Democracy Committee; IATL Legal Delegation to People's Republic of China, 1998; Virginia State Chair and Regional Chair, 1997; Member, Virginia Boyd-Graves Conference, Code of Evidence Committee, 1996). Born: Norfolk, Virginia, January 30, 1955 Languages: French and German Cases: Marks vs. City of Chesapeake, VA., 883 F.2d 308 (4th Cir. 1989); U.S. vs. Safari, 849 F.2d 891 (4th Cir. 1988); U.S. vs. Billups, 692 F.2d 320 (4th Cir. 1982); Cosey vs. Department of the Navy, 689 F.2d 470 (4th Cir. 1982); Norfolk Federation of Business Districts vs. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 932 F.Supp. 730 (E.D. Va. 1996); Rutherford vs. City of Newport News, Va., 919 F.Supp. 885 (E.D. Va. 1996); B.M.H. by C.B. vs. School Board of City of Chesapeake, Va., 833 F.Supp. 560 (E.D. Va. 1993); Williamson vs. City of Virginia Beach, Va., 786 F.Supp. 1238 (E.D. Va. 1992); Harris vs. Mapp, 719 F.Supp. 1317 (E.D. Va. 1989); Moore vs. Commonwealth, Va. (9/12/97); Morrissette vs. McGinniss, 246 Va. 378 (1993); Collins vs. City of Norfolk, 244 Va. 431 (1992); Davis vs. America Interinsurance Exchange, 228 Va. 1(1984); Wood vs. Holcombe, 221 Va. 69 (1981); Brown vs. Commonwealth, Va.App. (9/22/98); Jefferson vs. Commonwealth, Va.App. (6/9/98); Harmon vs. Commonwealth, Va.App. 440 (1992); Ruffin vs. Commonwealth, 13 Va.App. 206 (1991); Norfolk Division of Social Services vs. Unknown Father, 2 Va.App. 420 (1986).
Reported Cases: Marks vs. City of Chesapeake, VA., 883 F.2d 308 (4th Cir. 1989); U.S. vs. Safari, 849 F.2d 891 (4th Cir. 1988); U.S. vs. Billups, 692 F.2d 320 (4th Cir. 1982); Cosey vs. Department of the Navy, 689 F.2d 470 (4th Cir. 1982); Norfolk Federation of Business Districts vs. Department of Housing and Urban Development, 932 F.Supp. 730 (E.D. Va. 1996); Rutherford vs. City of Newport News, Va., 919 F.Supp. 885 (E.D. Va. 1996); B.M.H. by C.B. vs. School Board of City of Chesapeake, Va., 833 F.Supp. 560 (E.D. Va. 1993); Williamson vs. City of Virginia Beach, Va., 786 F.Supp. 1238 (E.D. Va. 1992); Harris vs. Mapp, 719 F.Supp. 1317 (E.D. Va. 1989); Moore vs. Commonwealth, - Va. - (9/12/97); Morrissette vs. McGinniss, 246 Va. 378 (1993); Collins vs. City of Norfolk, 244 Va. 431 (1992); Davis vs. America Interinsurance Exchange, 228 Va. 1(1984); Wood vs. Holcombe, 221 Va. 69 (1981); Brown vs. Commonwealth, - Va.App. - (9/22/98); Jefferson vs. Commonwealth, - Va.App. - (6/9/98); Harmon vs. Commonwealth, Va.App. 440 (1992); Ruffin vs. Commonwealth, 13 Va.App. 206 (1991); Norfolk Division of Social Services vs. Unknown Father, 2 Va.App. 420 (1986).
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