Education
Juris Doctorate, West Virginia University College of Law, 2005
     Honors, Special Awards
          Executive Articles Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Volume 107
          Executive Committee, West Virginia Law Review, Volume 107
          Associate Editor, West Virginia Law Review, Volume 106
          Judicial Board of Appeals, West Virginia University, 2004-2005
          Judicial Board, West Virginia University, 2003-2004
          Who's Who Among American Law Students, 2005

B.S., Business Administration, University of Tennessee, 2001
     Honors, Special Awards
          Dean's List 1997-2001
          Who's Who Among American Colleges and Universities

Licenses
West Virginia, 2005
Kentucky, 2006
Virginia, 2008

Court Admissions
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit
United States District Court, Northern District of West Virginia
United States District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
All West Virginia Circuit and Magistrate Courts
All Virginia Circuit and General District Courts
Virginia Supreme Court
Kentucky Supreme Court
United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
United States District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court, Western District of Virginia
Kentucky Court of Appeals
All Kentucky Circuit and Distric Courts
Virginia Court of Appeals  

Professional Affiliations
West Virginia State Bar
West Virginia Bar Association
Kanawha County, West Virginia Bar Association
Kentucky Bar Association
American Bar Association
Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia
Defense Research Institute
Virginia State Bar
Virginia Bar Association
American Bar Association

Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Insurance Defense, Insurance Bad Faith, Premises and Product Liability, General Defense

Employment History
Associate, Offutt Nord, PLLC, Charleston, WV, 2005-present
Legal Extern, United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia, Charleston, Spring 2005
Summer Law Clerk, Offutt, Fisher & Nord, 2002-2004
Financial Advisor, American Express Financial Advisors, 2001-2002

Published Articles
Expanding Attorney Liability to Third Party Adversaries for Negligence, 107 W. Va. L. Rev. 553, 2005