Admissions
1980, Virginia
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Supreme Court of Virginia
Memberships
Norfolk and Portsmouth (Member, Public Defender Office Study Committee
Criminal Practice Liaison to Norfolk Circuit Courts, 1997-1998), Virginia Beach, American (Member of Council and Liaison, Law Student Division, Litigation Section, 1978-1980) and Federal Bar Associations
Virginia State Bar (Member, 2nd District Disciplinary Committee, 1992-1995
Assistant Secretary, 1993-1994
Chairman, 1994-1995
Member, Virginia State Bar Budget and Finance Committee, 1996)
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
Virginia Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1994—
Chairman, Civil Rights and Constitutional Law Section Study Committee, 1993-1994
Chairman, Section on Civil Rights and Constitutional Law, 1994-1995
Chairman, First Annual Civil Rights and Constitutional Law CLE Program, 1995
Chairman, Annual Criminal Law CLE Program-"In Hot Pursuit of Reasonable Doubt," 1996)
Virginia College of Criminal Defense Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1993-1998
Vice-President, 1993-1994
President-Elect, 1994-1995
President, 1995-1996)
Dartmouth Lawyers Association..
Bar Fellowship
International Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member: International Democracy Committee; IATL Legal Delegation to People's Republic of China, 1998; Virginia State Chair and Regional Chair, 1997—; Member, Virginia Boyd-Graves Conference, Code of Evidence Committee, 1996—).