Areas of Practice

• Criminal Fraud
• Criminal Law
• DUI/DWI
• Drug Violations
• Felonies
• Juvenile Crimes
• Misdemeanor
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• State Trial Practice
• Traffic Violations
• White Collar Crimes

Litigation Percentage

• 85% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Guardian ad Litem, VA Supr. Crt., Office of Executive Sec., 2002
• Commissioner in Chancery, 15th Judicial Circuit, 1997

Bar Admissions

• Virginia, 1986

Education

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1984
  J.D.
  
  
• University of Richmond, Richmond, VA, 1981
  B.A.
  Major: Sociology w/ Psych Emphasis
  
  

Representative Cases

• Commonwealth v. Baker, 516 S.E.2d 219, 258 VA 1 (VA Supr. Crt. 1999)

Classes/Seminars Taught

• "Baker, Drug Court and Other Hot Topics", 4th Annual Juv. Law & Edu. Seminar, 1999
• "Baker Forum", VA Pubic Defenders Commission, 1999
• "Baker: A Case Update and Implications Going Forward", 62nd Annual Meeting of VA St. Bar, 2000

Honors and Awards

• Appeared on Dateling NBC, 1999 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• F'burg Vd. Rescue Squad, 1998 - Present
  Legal Advisor
  
  
• Serenity Home, 1999 - Present
  Director (Board Member)
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• All State Insurance, Legal Investigator, 1984 - 1986
• Public Defenders Commission, PD (2), 1992 - 1994
• Rose & Wall, P.C., Senior Partner, 1997 - 2002

Fraternities/Sororities

• Theta Chi

Birth Information

• 1959, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States of America