| Experience | Years |
|---|
| Lecturer, Ithaca College School of Business | 2005-2007 |
| Taught Business Law 200 and 300 level courses , as well as Commercial Law |
| Senior Litigation Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer, United States Department of Justice, Criminal Division, Fraud Section | 1983-2005 |
| Senior White Collar Crime Prosecutor, Fraud Section. Senior Legal Advisor for Regulatory Enforcement, Criminal Division. Supervised Litigation Branch, responsible for investigation and prosecution of "white collar" cases, including all criminal case referrals from federal regulatory agencies, including: Department of Labor (DOL), (MSHA and OSHA); DOT; Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC), Agriculture. Frequent speaker at the American Bar Association's annual meetings(Labor and Employment Law section). Litigated major federal criminal cases in Federal Courts in: VA,NC,NY,CA,AZ,NM,CO,TX,TN,ALA,GA,FL,MA,OH,Mich,IL,WA,MISS,ND. Handled multiple federal Appellate cases in Fourth, Seventh and Eighth U.S. Circuits Courts of Appeals. |
| First Assistant U.S. Attorney, United States Attorney, W.D. VA | 1978-1983 |
| Chief Criminal Prosecutor and Acting U.S. Attorney, 1982. Headed RICO Investigation resulting in 37 convictions. Leading prosecutor of Criminal Cases under Mine Safety Act in U.S. |
| Assistant Commonwealth Attorney, Commonwealth Attorney City of Roanoke, VA | 1977-1978 |
| Chief assistant State Prosecutor for City of Roanoke, VA. Tried cases in various courts of general jurisdiction and of record. tried more than 30 jury trials. |
| Partner, Scialdone, Sellers, and Weise | 1972-1977 |
| General Practice of Law.in Portsmouth, Virginia. Also served as Counsel to Berkley shipbuilding and Drydock company. Multiple criminal jury trials. Once did 5 trials in one week. |
| Law Clerk, Hon. Richard B. Kellam, Chief US District Court Judge, U.S. District Court, ED VA | 1971-1972 |
| Law Clerk to Chief judge. Accompanied Judge to Court , research and opinion writing. |