Admitted
1981, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1985, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Campbell University, J.D., 1981
Law School Graduation Year
1981
College
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A. in Economics, 1978
Memberships
28th Judicial District (Vice President, Young Lawyers Section, Executive Committee, 1992-1995), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Social Security Disability Claimants Representatives.
Biographical
Speaker, Ethics in Worker's Compensation Cases, February 2003; Intro to Special Security Law, December 2002; All Star Trial of Sex Harassment Case, February 2001, North Carolina Bar Association; Interpreting Social Security Language for Beginners, December, 1999, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Social Security Jargon for Beginners, November 1998; Social Security Language Made Easy, November 1996; Ethics in Workers' Compensation Cases, January 1996; Social Security Mistakes, October, 1995; Ethics in Workers' Compensation Cases, Workers' Compensation, August, 1994; Ethics from the Plaintiffs' Side, Advanced Workers' Compensation, October 1993; Trying the Automobile Injury Case in North Carolina, Insurance Law, September, 1991; Farmer's Right of First Refusal, Consumer Law, April 1991. Author: Woodson Workers Compensation Case, Analysis-NC Academy of Trial Lawyers Magazine, January 1996. Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyer for Pisgah Legal Services (1989 Pro Bono Service Award Nominee). Elected Member, Buncombe County Commission, 1996—. Elected Chairman, Land of Sky Regional Council, 2002—. Dean, Peoples Law School, Sponsored by NC Academy of Trial Lawyers.