Employment History: Member, OFFUTT NORD BURCHETT, PLLC, Huntington, West Virginia, 1994-Present; Partner, WOOD, GRIMM & DELP, Huntington, West Virginia, 1987-1994; and Associate Attorney, WOOD, GRIMM & DELP, Huntington, West Virginia, 1984-1987. Professional Honors/Awards/Services: Member, Lawyer Disciplinary Board, State of West Virginia, 2012-Present; Hearing Panel Member, Lawyer Disciplinary Board, 2012-Present; West Virginia Lawyer Citizen of the Year, 2007; Board of Directors, West Virginia Bar Foundation, 2007-Present; Vice President, West Virginia Bar Foundation, 2011-2012; Secretary/Treasurer, West Virginia Bar Foundation, 2010-2011;
Board of Governors, West Virginia State Bar, 2004-2007; Board of Governors, West Virginia State Bar, 1995-1998; Chairman, West Virginia State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission, 2005-2006; Member, West Virginia State Bar Mandatory Continuing Legal Education Commission, 1999-2008;
Chairman, West Virginia State Bar Legal Research Committee, 2005; Chairman, West Virginia State Bar Mentoring Committee, 2006-2008 and 2010-2013; West Virginia Super Lawyer, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015- Civil Litigation Defense and Plaintiff; Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury Litigation, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015; West Virginia State Bar Law and Medicine Committee, 1987-Present; Vice-Chairperson of the WV Lawyer Disciplinary Board - 2015; Executive Committee of ABA Young Lawyer's Division, 1987-1990; Outstanding Young Men in America, 1987.
Lectures and Publications (Partial): Continuing Education Presentation to Huntington, WV Police Department: “The Impact of Recent Developments and Trends in the Civil Justice System on the Mission of the Modern Police Department”, May, 2013; Continuing Legal Education Presentation to Ohio Northern University College of Law: “Professionalism, The Journey; Are We There Yet?”, 2012; Continuing Legal Education Presentation at Ohio Northern University College of Law: “The Professional Pitfalls of the Practice of Law in a Social Media Society”, 2011; Continuing Legal Education Presentation to the West Virginia Mountain State Bar Association Annual Meeting: “Presenting Your Case at Trial, From the Defendant’s Perspective” (With Paper), 2010; "Comparative/Contributory Negligence and Joint and Several Liability – Kentucky: A State By State Summary”; July 2009; ABA TIPS, Commercial Transportation Litigation Committee, 2009; Continuing Legal Education Presentation to the West Virginia Mountain State Bar Association Annual Meeting: “Top Ten Tips For Taking An Effective Defendant’s Deposition” (With Paper), 2009; Continuing Legal Education Presentation to the Defense Trial Counsel of West Virginia Annual Meeting: “All Star Panel on Selecting Juries From a Defense Perspective”, (With Paper), 2009; Continuing Legal Education Presentation at Ohio Northern University College of Law: “Securing Your Client’s Electronic Data: Ethical and Practical Considerations” (With Paper), 2008;
Continuing Legal Education Presentation to the West Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting: “Securing Your Client’s Electronic Data: The Risk Is Real” (With Paper), 2008; An Empirical Analysis of the Medical and Legal Professions' Experiences and Perceptions of Medical and Legal Malpractice, The University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform, 20:1, 1986. Community Service: President, Huntington Area Habitat for Humanity, 2007-2012; Member, Board of Directors, Huntington Area Habitat For Humanity, 2006-Present; Board of Directors, Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce, 2005-Present; Executive Committee, Huntington Area Development Council, 2006-Present; Board of Directors, West Virginia Public Broadcasting, 2006-2010; Member, YMCA Facilities and Physical Education Committee, 1998-2010;
Member, Mayor’s Property/Casualty Insurance Loss Prevention Team (Huntington, WV), 2000-Present;
Youth Soccer Coach, Recreation and Club Teams
