Education:  George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, 1976 J.D., Juris Doctor Honors: Cum Laude George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1973 B.A., Bachelor of Arts Major: Political Science Certifications:  Virginia Bar Association Virginia Trial Lawyers Association The Association of Trial Lawyers of America Federal Bar Association Virginia Beach Bar Association Hampton Roads Family Law Association Regent University Law School Intramural Negotiation Competition, 1999 The National Employment Lawyers Association Southern Poverty Law Center
Experience:  Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Automobile Accidents and Injuries; Wrongful Death; Divorce; Child Custody; Family Law; Civil Litigation; Wills; Trusts; Probate; Estate Administration; Mediation Admitted: 1976, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1977, U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court Member: Southern Poverty Law Center; American Civil Liberties Union (Cooperating Attorney). Military: Lieutenant, US Army, Infantry, 1966-1969 Born: Washington, Pennsylvania, March 21, 1945