Areas of Practice:
• Personal Injury and General Trial Litigation

• Oil & Gas
• Real Estate
• Probate

Professional Associations:
• Ohio Bar Association
• West Virginia Bar Association
• Jefferson County Bar Association
• Ohio and West Virginia Land Title Association

 

Education:

• Buckeye Local High School - 1977

• Kent State University - with honors - 1981

• University of Akron School of Law - J.D 1984

 

Professional Accomplishments:

• President of the Jefferson County Bar Association

• Former Secretary and Treasurer of the Jefferson County Bar Association

• Former Village Solicitor of Adena, New Athens, Rayland and Tiltonsville

• Former Steubenville City Police Prosecutor

• Elected to Jefferson County District II Judge in 1998

• Associated with law firm of Blake, Bednar, Blake & Richardson - 1986 to Present

 

Courts in which Licensed to Practice:

• Admitted to Ohio Bar

• Admitted to West Virginia Bar

• Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

• Admitted to the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia

• Admitted to United States Supreme Court