Background Information

I was born in Huntington, West Virginia in 1975.  I was raised about fifteen minutes from there in Kenova, West Virginia. After graduating Ceredo-Kenova High School with very high honors, I attended Marshall University in Huntington where I earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science graduating with high honors in May 1997. From there, I went to the West Virginia University College of Law in Morgantown, West Virginia where I graduated Order of the Coif (top 10% of my class) in 2000. That same year, I passed the West Virginia state bar examination. Today, I work as an attorney for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals in the Chief Counsel's Office.

Accomplishments

• Order of the Coif (2000)
• West Virginia Rehabilitant of the Year (2000)

Additional Information

As a member of a People to People Ambassador Programs delegation, I traveled to Beijing and Shanghai, China in March 2002 to discuss internet commerce and international law with Chinese lawyers.  My experiences from the trip inspired me to write my second collection of short stories, The Gate of Heavenly Peace . . . and Other Stories.  It'll be out soon.

Favorite Links

• E-I-E-I-OY!: How I Became a Jewish Farmer in Middletown, America by Rich Ossias
  
• The Musical Hayes Family Of West Virginia by Dana W. Smith, II
• My photos on Flickr
• My myspace profile