Education
Bachelor in Political Science, West Virginia University, 1975; Master of Arts, West Virginia University, 1976; Juris Doctor, California Western School Law, 1980.
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Bachelor in Political Science, West Virginia University, 1975; Master of Arts, West Virginia University, 1976; Juris Doctor, California Western School Law, 1980.
Managing partner, Tyson & Tyson, Huntington, West Virginia, 1980-1995. Counsel West Virginia Department Agriculture, 1987-1993. Municipal judge Village of Barboursville, West Virginia, 1987-1988.
Hearing examienr Workers Compensation Commission, 1987-1991. Special deputy attorney general State of West Virginia, 1987-1988. Acting municipal judge City of Huntington, 1981-1982.
Ex-officio member West Virginia Board Regents, 1978-1980. Adjunct Professor law Marshall U., Huntington, 1981-1989, Adjunct Professor department political science, 1986-1987, 92-94.
Director paralegal program Cabell County Jail, Huntington, since 1984. Deputy mental hygiene commissioner, Wayne County, West Virginia. Member Republicah State Exec.Com. of West Virginia, since 1980, state chairman, since 1997.
Delegate/alternate Republican National Convention,1976, 84, 88, 92, 96. Sate secretary West Virginia Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, 1982-1984. Member St.Joseph H.S. Board, since 1986, vice president, since 1989.
Member Cabell County Committee on Crime and Delinquency, 1982. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, since 1984, secretary, 1996. Board dirs.Guyandotte Medical Center, 1982-1984.
Member American Bar Association (vice chair professional competency committee 1986), West Virginia State Bar, West Virginia Bar Association, Cabell County Bar Association, Rotary Club of Huntington (board directors since 1994, president 1997-1998).