Practice Areas
- Professional Liability Defense
- Commercial Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Construction Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Certified Superior Court Mediator
- Workers Compensation Defense
Professional Recognition
- Martindale-Hubbell Rating “AV”
- Best Lawyers in America, 2013-2024
Education
- Stetson University (B.A., 1974)
- University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Omicron Delta Kappa
- Wake Forest University (J.D., 1980)
Presentations and Publications
- Author, “Declarations Against Penal Interests: New Standard for Admissibility in North Carolina,” 15 Wake Forest Law Review 375 (1979)
Memberships
- Forsyth County and North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Construction) Bar Associations
- North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
- Claims and Litigation Management Alliance (“CLM”) (By invitation only based on nominations from CLM Fellows)
Civic Activities
- Member, Bermuda Run Town Council, 2024
- Bermuda Run Country Club, former President of Board of Directors
- Chair, Town of Bermuda Run Planning Board
- Board of Adjustment for Town of Bermuda Run
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina State Bar, 1980
- United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- United States District Courts
- Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
