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Practice Areas: Asbestos; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Business and Commercial Litigation; Business Law; Municipal Law.

Additional Information: Newport News, Virginia and American Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (President, 2000-2001); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Board of Trial Advocates, 1995�.

Biography: Omicron Delta Kappa. Brotherhood Citation, National Conference of Christians and Jews. Chairman, Peninsula Airport Commission, 1996-2000. Member, Board of Trustees, The Mariners' Museum, 1999�. Member, Board of Visitors, 1999� and Rector, 2001�, College of William and Mary. Director, Peninsula Alliance for Economic Development, 1999�. Member and Past President, Greater Peninsula Now, Inc., 1993�. Member, 1978-1990 and Vice-Mayor, 1982-1984, Newport News City Council. Member, 1972-1978, Vice-Chairman, 1974-1975, and Chairman, 1975-1978, Newport News City Planning Commission. Member, Virginia State Council of Higher Education, 1994-1998. Listed in "The Best Lawyers in America," 2000-2001, 2002-2003.

Reported Cases: Amchern Products, Inc. v. Newport News Circuit Court Asbestos Cases, 264 VA 89 (2002; 563 S.E. 2d 739; United Virginia Bank/Citizens and Marine v. Union Oil Co. of California, 214 Va. 48, 197 S.E.2d 174, 66 A.L.R.3d 1286 (Va., June 11, 1973); Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. v. Watson, 243 Va. 128, 413 S.E.2d 630 (1992); Curtis Fishing and Hunting Club, Inc. v. Johnson, et al., 200 S.E.2d 542, 214 Va. 388 (Nov. 26, 1973); Cunningham v. Insurance Co. of North America, et al., 189 S.E.2d 832, 213 Va. 72 (June 12, 1972); Huggins v. Commonwealth, 191 S.E.2d 734, 213 Va. 327 (Oct. 9., 1972); Collier v. Raymark, 729 F. Supp. 485 (E.D. Va. 1989); Cannon v. H.K. Porter Co., 705 F. Supp. 288 (E.D. Va. 1989); Cave v. Johns-Manville Corp., 843 F.2d 1386 (4th Cir. 1988).