I grew up in Page County and spent my childhood as many others did: playing sports, raising animals, camping, fishing, etc. I graduated from Luray High School in 1994 and decided to attend the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. After some intense semesters, and a few summer sessions of classes, I graduated UVA a year early in 1997 with my Bachelors in Government and Foreign Affairs.
I returned to Page County to help my father and stepmother, Buddy and Carol Cave, as they were getting their business, Summit Run Cabinet & Trim, up and running. I worked with and for them for several years until I eventually decided to return to school to chase my dream of becoming an attorney.
At that time, as a father of two young daughters, I decided that I wanted to attend school in a “small town” area, and investigated the Appalachian School of Law in Grundy, VA. This small, southwestern Virginia town was perfect for my young family and provided a quiet, distraction-free environment to learn the law. I completed my law school career as the Editor-in-Chief of the Appalachian Journal of Law, and graduated summa cum laude (with honors), and second in my class.
My first legal job was with the small law firm of Cravens & Noll in Richmond, VA where I learned the real-world application of the practice of law. I worked in our Commonwealth’s capital for a year before I was offered a job, back in Luray, with an older attorney looking for some assistance. I moved back home, and for the next 9 years I served the citizens of Page and surrounding counties in my private practice for civil law, criminal defense, bankruptcy law, landlord/tenant, collections, and most other practice areas.
While I enjoyed working in all areas of the law, I found myself constantly drawn to criminal law. In late 2018, I was given the opportunity to become an Assistant Commonwealth`s Attorney for the County of Page. I began working in the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, and then moved into covering the General District Court. For the last year and a half I have been prosecuting cases in all courts of the Page County legal system.
In the meantime, I have continued to raise my family here in Page County, watching them interact with the same families and places I did when I was their age. My wife, Tasha, whom I brought over from Rockingham, has made it home as well. We have entrusted the formative years of our children to Page, and have not been disappointed. This is home.