Born: Pikeville, Kentucky, September 23, 1970 Education: • Juris Doctorate   University Of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, 1996   Cum Laude   Associate Editor, Kentucky Law Journal • Bachelor of Arts, Spanish/English Secondary Education   Morehead State University, Morehead, Kentucky, 1992   Summa Cum Laude Bar Admissions: • Kentucky, 1996 • United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit • United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky • United States District Court, Southern District of WVA • West Virginia Professional Memberships and Fraternities: • Kentucky Bar Association • American Bar Association • Association of Trial Lawyers of America • Kentucky Academy of Trial Lawyers • Pike County Bar Association Public Service and Other Relevant Experience:  • Author of  “Comparable Worth and Fair Pay Act of   1994," .Kentucky Law Journal, 84 Ky.L.J., Vol. 4 (1994). • Salem United Methodist Church, member

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