Practice Areas

  • Civil Litigation in all North Carolina State and Federal courts
  • Municipal and Local Government Law
  • Business Litigation
  • Products Liability Defense
  • Insurance Coverage
  • Workers Compensation Defense

Professional Recognition

  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, Civil Litigation Defense, 2019, 2020
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Education

  • Davidson College (B.A., Political Science, 2000)
  • University of North Carolina (J.D., 2004)

Leadership Positions

  • Forsyth County Bar Association and 21st Judicial District Bar
    • President, 2016-2017
    • President, Young Lawyers Division, 2006-2007
    • Chair, Ethics and Grievance Committee, 2011-2012
    • Vice-President 2014-2015
    • Nominated for and elected to the position of President-Elect of the Forsyth County Bar Association for 2015-2016
  • North Carolina Bar Association
    • Co-Chair, 4ALL Participate Committee, 2007-2008

Presentations and Publications

  • Instructor at “Medicine and Law 101 – A Medical Legal Liability Seminar for Health Care Providers”: March 23, 2012, April 12, 2013, and May 15, 2015 Wake Forest University Baptist School of Medicine.
  • “The Applicability of the North Carolina Statute of Repose to Disease-Based Claims”, Co-Author, The Defender, Winter 2008.

Memberships

  • Rotary Club of Winston-Salem
  • North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys

Bar Admissions

  • North Carolina State Bar, 2004
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • United States District Courts
    • Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina