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Professional:
American Society of International Law
American Bar Association
Section of Business Law
Section of International Law and Practice
Section of Labor and Employment Law
Forum Committee on Franchising
Federal Bar Association
Corporate and Association Counsel's Division
Virginia State Bar
Business Law Section
International Practice Section
Roanoke Bar Association
former member, Board of Directors
Christian Legal Society
Piedmont World Trade Council
International Trade Association of Western Virginia
The Venture Forum
Tennessee Bar Association - inactive as non-resident
Oregon State Bar - resigned as non-resident
Blue Ridge Venture Capital Forum
former member, Board of Directors
former member
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Admitted to Practice:
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States Court of International Trade
United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
The Supreme Court of Virginia
The Court of Appeals of Virginia
All trial courts in Virginia
Supreme Court of Tennessee - inactive as non-resident
Supreme Court of Oregon - resigned as non-resident
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Civic:
The Virginia Chamber of Commerce
Virginia Economic Developers Association
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Club of Roanoke
Family Service of Roanoke Valley
former member, board of directors
former Treasurer
former Secretary
United Way of Roanoke -former Capital Campaign Division Chairman
YMCA of Roanoke - former Capital Campaign Division Chairman
Roanoke Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society
former President, Choral Society
Treasurer, Choral Society
twice former member Board of Directors, Choral Society
member, Symphony Finance Committee
member of chorus
The New Century Venture Center - member, Tenant Advisory Team
Child Abuse Prevention Council of Roanoke Valley - volunteer
Habitat for Humanity - volunteer
Presbyterian Community Center - volunteer
RAM House (Roanoke Area Ministries homeless shelter) - volunteer
Better Business Bureau of Western Virginia - former member
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Church:
Second Presbyterian Church, Roanoke
Chancel Choir
former member, Worship and Music Committee
The Upper Room Emmaus of Southwest Virginia - team member
Young Life - volunteer
Dave Carroll Ministries
President
member, Board of Directors
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Honors:
Invited by the World Law Institute to attend a high
level summit on World Law at the Carter Center in Atlanta in 1997 held to discuss current
legal issues and potential solutions to problems involving international trade and
investment and other issues of the global economy
Invited by the Central Bank of the Russian Republic
and others to attend conferences in Moscow in 1992 and 1993 held to advise Russian
professionals on legislative proposals necessary to convert Russia to a market economy
Listed in Who's Who in American Law
Listed in Who's Who in the South and Southeast
Listed in International Law Directory of Outstanding Lawyers, published by Omnilex, Ltd., Antwerp
Associate Member, The Center for International Legal Studies, Salzburg, Austria
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Military Service:
Agent, Criminal Investigation Division, Department of
the Army, 1970-71
Military Police, US Army, 1968-70
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Education:
University of Oregon School of Law, Eugene, Oregon,
Doctor of Jurisprudence, 1973
The American University Kogod College of Business
Administration, Washington, D. C., Master of Business Administration, Corporate Finance,
1973
Oregon State University School of Business and Technology, Corvallis, Oregon, Bachelor of Science, Finance, 1967.
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