- Member, ABA Committee on State Attorneys General and Department of Justice Issues, Section of State and Local Government Law, American Bar Association
- Member, The Federalist Society
- Assistant attorney general, Consumer Protection Division, Office of the West Virginia Attorney General, 2014-2017
Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., 2015
- University of Maryland, B.A., 2012, criminal justice
- University of Maryland, B.A., 2012, government and politics
Bar Admissions
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Clerkships
- Hon. David A. Faber, U.S. District Court, Southern District of West Virginia, 2017-2018
- Speaker, “Working with Your State Attorneys General,” Credit and Collection News 19th Annual Credit Grantor Consortium, October 23, 2024.
- Speaker, “Trends in State and Federal Regulatory Enforcement,” 2024 Credit and Collection News Annual Conference, April 11, 2024.
- Speaker, 2022 TPPA Annual Conference, Solving the Payments Puzzle, November 16-18, 2022.
- Co-panelist, “The Details of Working with your Attorney General,” Credit and Collection News Conference.
- Co-moderator, “Q&A – the Role of State Attorneys General and Why Should You Care,” Credit and Collection News Conference.
- Panelist, “The ‘Pattern’ of Racketeering Activity,” The RICO Report.
- Panelist, “State Attorneys General Call of Financial Giants to Eliminate Overdraft Fees,” Consumer Finance Podcast.
- Panelist, “State Attorneys General: Evolving Concerns, Compliance, and Enforcement,” Third Party Payment Processors Association.
- Co-author, “Growing Trend: State AGs Making Investigations Public,” Reuters Legal and Westlaw Today, August 20, 2025.
- Co-author, “Justices’ Age Verification Ruling May Lead To More State Laws,” Law360, August 4, 2025.
- Co-author, “2025 Mid-Year Review: State AGs in a New Era,” Troutman Pepper Locke, July 25, 2025.
- Co-author, “Indiana AG Pushes Back on THC Legislation,” Regulatory Oversight, April 24, 2025
- Co-author, “State AGs to Play Larger Role With Trump Back in Office,” Law360, March 25, 2025.
- Co-author, “Unpacking the Illicit E-Cigarette Crackdown by State AGs,” Law360, March 19, 2025.
- Co-author, “2024 State AG Year in Review,” Troutman Pepper Locke, January 30, 2025.
- Co-author, “Predicting Where State AGs Will Direct Their Attention in 2025,” Law360, January 22, 2025.
- Podcast, “The Growing Role of State AGs in AI Regulatory & Enforcement Issues,” The Good Bot: Artificial Intelligence, Health Care, and the Law, January 21, 2025.
- Co-author, “Looking Back at 2024’s Noteworthy State AG Litigation,” Law360, January 15, 2025.
- Podcast, “Auto Finance Under the Microscope: Unpacking Landmark FTC and AG Settlements,” Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, January 14, 2025.
- Podcast, “12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 8 – Inside the Texas AG’s Office,” Regulatory Oversight Podcast, December 16, 2024.
- Podcast, “12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 3 – State AG Oversight in the Health Care Industry,” Regulatory Oversight Podcast, December 9, 2024.
- Co-author, “2024 State AG Election Re-Cap: Where Things Stand the Day after Election Day,” Troutman Pepper, November 6, 2024.
- Co-author, “Indiana Appellate Court Grapples With State AGs’ Personal Jurisdiction Over Digital Platforms,” Westlaw Today, October 25, 2024.
- Co-author, “Takeaways From Texas AG’s Novel AI Health Settlement,” Law360, September 27, 2024.
- Co-author, “State AGs File Amicus Curae Brief in US Supreme Court Case Involving Flavored E-Cigarettes,” Regulatory Oversight and Tobacco Law Blog, September 24, 2024.
- Podcast, “Investigation Tag Team: The FTC and the State of Arizona,” Moving the Metal: The Auto Finance Podcast, September 17, 2024.
- Co-author, “New Jersey Issues Notice of Violations and Fines to Retailers Allegedly in Violation of the State’s Flavor Ban,” Regulatory Oversight and Tobacco Law Blog, August 30, 2024.
- Co-author, “State AGs Take Action to Quell Proliferation of Intoxicating Hemp Products,” Cannabis Business Times, August 12, 2024.
- Co-author, “California’s AB 3129: Implications for Private Equity Investments in Physician Practices,” Troutman Pepper, April 16, 2024.
- Co-author, “2023 State AG Year in Review,” Troutman Pepper, January 29, 2024.
- Co-author, “California Adopts Landmark GHG Emissions and Climate Risk Reporting Laws, Eclipsing Anticipated Federal Requirements,” Troutman Pepper, October 13, 2023.
- Co-author, “Making an Impact: State Attorneys General Races in 2023 and Beyond,” Reuters, September 7, 2023.
- Co-author, “What RJ Reynolds’ Calif. Suit Means for Tobacco Regulation,” Law360, June 27, 2023.
- Co-author, “State AGs Choose Products Liability Case as Battleground for State Sovereignty,” Troutman Pepper, June 15, 2023.
- Co-author, “It’s Not Just the Feds: State AGs Are Reaching Through Your Corporation,” Corporate Compliance Insights, April 5, 2023.
- Co-author, “Attorneys General Enforce Lemon Laws and Penalize Puppy Mills,” Bloomberg Law, February 7, 2023.
- Co-author, “Parsing the New Wave of State Tobacco Settlement Suits,” Law360, January 10, 2023.
- Co-author, “Prepare for Renewed FTC Regulatory Focus on Hidden and Junk Fees,” Bloomberg Law, December 30, 2022.
- Co-author, “Key Developments From State Attorneys General In 2022,” Law360, December 22, 2022.
- Co-author, “2022 Election: Attorney General Races to Watch This Season,” Reuters, November 3, 2022.
- Co-author, “Pattern Element Is Still Crucial To Defending RICO Cases,” Law360, September 15, 2022.
- Co-author, “Iowa Attorney General Brings Suit Against Participating Manufacturers to the Master Settlement Agreement,” Regulatory Oversight Blog, August 9, 2022.
- Co-author, “State AGs Ask Congress to Fight THC That Attracts Youth,” Vapor Voice, July 1, 2022.
- Co-author, “Vermont Continues Its Crackdown on Online ENDS Sellers,” Tobacco Law Blog, April 19, 2022.
- Co-author, “Auto Industry Faces Stepped-Up Scrutiny by State AGs,” WardsAuto, March 15, 2022.
- Co-author, “State AG Cooperation on Opioids: A Model for Protecting Consumers,” Reuters, February 17, 2022.
- Co-author, “Your Company May Be a Likely Target of State Attorneys General. You May Not See It Coming,” Corporate Compliance Insights, February 15, 2022.
- Co-author, “State Coordination Will Continue to Regulate Use of Bitcoin,” Bitcoin Magazine, January 21, 2022.
- Co-author, “Navient Settles with State AG Coalition Over Alleged Unfair, Deceptive, and Abusive Student Loan Origination and Servicing Practices,” Troutman Pepper, January 20, 2022.
- Co-author, “Five Tips for When State Attorneys General Come Knocking,” Troutman Pepper, January 5, 2022.
- Co-author, “State Regulators Block Celsius from Offering Interest-Bearing Cryptocurrency Accounts,” The Banking Law Journal, January 2022.
- Co-author, “States Attorneys General to Expand National Roles in 2022,” Bloomberg BNA, December 29, 2021.
- Co-author, “When Investigators Pile On, Make Sure You Navigate These Pitfalls,” Corporate Compliance Insights, November 3, 2021.
- Co-author, “Down-to-the-Wire Virginia Attorney General Race Presages Other Close Races in 2022,” Troutman Pepper, November 1, 2021.
- Co-author, “Local Law Banning Tobacco Product Sales Gets AG’s Approval,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly, October 14, 2021.
- Co-author, “Thirty State Attorney General Offices Are Up for Grabs,” Reuters, October 13, 2021.
- Co-author, “From Tobacco to Opioids, Oil, and Social Media — What’s Next in State AG Cooperation on Public Health Issues?,” Troutman Pepper, October 11, 2021.
- Co-author, “State Regulators Block Celsius From Offering Interest-Bearing Cryptocurrency Accounts,” Troutman Pepper, October 7, 2021.
- Co-author, “Crypto: Every Regulator Wants a Piece of the Action,” Bloomberg Law, August 2021.
- Co-author, “Republican AGs Likely to Challenge Biden on Multiple Fronts,” Law360, March 3, 2021.
- Co-author, “State AGs’ 2020 Actions Offer Hints at 2021 Priorities,” Law360, January 12, 2021.
- Co-author, “What the Biden Administration Can Expect From State AGs,” Law360, December 7, 2020.
- Co-author, “State AGs Have a Decisive Role to Play in Election,” Law360, October 30, 2020.
- Co-author, “INSIGHT: State Attorneys General Can Deputize Attorneys to Fight Covid-19 Fraud,” Bloomberg Law, May 21, 2020.
- Co-author, “Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Massachusetts’ Sweeping COVID-19 Debt Collection Emergency Regulations,” Credit and Collection News, May 7, 2020.
- Co-author, “Public Meeting Requirements in the Age of COVID-19,” Law360, April 14, 2020.
- Co-author, “2019 Consumer Financial Services Year in Review & a Look Ahead,” Troutman Sanders, February 24, 2020.
- Quoted, “As FDA Lays Off Thousands, State AGs Step In to Probe Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs,” Corporate Counsel, July 21, 2025.
- Quoted, “CFPB Closure Would Leave Consumer Protections in Uncertain Territory, Observers Say,” The National Law Journal, February 25, 2025.
- Quoted, “As AG, Bob Ferguson Vastly Expanded His Office to Focus on Consumer Lawsuits,” The Seattle Times, October 13, 2024.
- Quoted, “State Attorneys General Flexing Muscles, Posing Growing Risk to Legal Departments,” Corporate Counsel, June 8, 2023.
- Quoted, “States’ War on ESG Investing Could Hinge on Obscure KY Suit,” Corporate Counsel, January 23, 2023.
- Quoted, “Judge With ‘West Virginia Grit’ Takes on 1st Opioid MDL Trial,” Law360, April 28, 2021.