Graduated from the Washington College of Law, American University, Washington DC and admitted to practice in Virginia in 1982. Fellow: American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (2004-present), Secretary/Treasurer Virginia Chapter (2011-present). Past Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Family Law Section of the Virginia State Bar (2009-2010). Member of the Virginia Family Law Coalition (2008-present). Founding Member, Collaborative Professionals of the Northern Shenandoah Valley (2008-present). Selected annually to Virginia Super Lawyers (2006-present). Frequent state-wide lecturer on family law matters. Publications include “Temporary Absence”: A Continuing Obstacle to Clarity in Child Custody Jurisdiction, Virginia Lawyer, Vol. 60, No. 7 (February 2012)