Admitted: 1971, Virginia and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 1972, U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1974, U.S. Claims Court; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1983, District of Columbia; 1988, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; 1991, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of Virginia; 2006, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: George Washington University, J.D.
Member: Fairfax (Member, Business Law Section), Virginia (Member, Business Law Council; Chairman, Securities Law Subcommittee, Co-Chairman Steering Committee for Virginia Report on Third Party Legal Opinions) and American (Member: Business Law Section; Ad Hoc Committee on Corporate Compliance) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar (Chairman, Board of Governors, Business Law Section); The District of Columbia Bar.
Biography: Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Distinguished Advocate Award. Lecturer, Securities Law, CLE Programs, Fairfax Bar Association, 1981. Author: Venture Capital Financing, "Representing the Entrepreneur: Financing the High Technology Company," presented at the George Mason University School of Law, Law, Business and Technology Forum, 1987; "Private Alternative to Public Capital Markets," 2001; "Representing Government Contractors: An Overview for the Business Lawyer - Traps for the Unwary," presented at the Virginia State Bar 20th Annual Business Law Seminar, 2002; "The Golden Rules for Private Placements: Ten Top Ways and Means for Business Lawyers," presented at the Virginia State Bar 21st Annual Business Law Seminar 2003; "Recent Developments in Securities Law Relating to Private Placements and Business Combinations," presented at the 39th Annual Advanced Business Law Seminar 2009; "Negotiating Third Party Legal Opinions and Related Liability Issues," presented at the 41st Annual Advanced Business Law Seminar 2011. President, Springfield Rotary Club, 1984-1995. President, Springfield Chamber of Commerce, 1986-1987. Member, Board of Directors, 2001-present, Executive Committee, 2003-present and General Counsel, 2005-present, Greater Reston Chamber of Commerce.
Born: Dallas, Texas, April 30, 1946
MilitaryService: Judge Advocate, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, 1971-1974