| Admission Details | 1990, West Virginia, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia |
| Education | University of Virginia, B.S.; West Virginia University, J.D. |
| Additional Bio Details | Editor-in-Chief, West Virginia Law Review, 1989-1990. Law Clerk Chief Judge Charles H. Haden, II, United States District Court, Southern Dist. WV, Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1992-2001, Chief Criminal Division, U.S. Attorney's Office, 1997-2001; Cabinet Secretary, WV Dept. of Environmental Protection, 2001-2003; State Chairman, WV Democratic Party, 2003-2005; nominee for Congress, 2d Congressional District, 2006; Partner, The Tinney Law Firm, 2003-2007; Partner, Neely & Callaghan, 2007 to present. |