Admitted
1966, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Wake Forest University, J.D., 1966
Law School Graduation Year
1966
College
Wake Forest University, B.A., 1963
Memberships
North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Wake County Estate Planning Council.
Biographical
First Place, North Carolina Wills & Trust Drafting, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership. Law Clerk to the Hon. Justice I Beverly Lake, Sr., and the Hon. Justice Susie Sharp, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1966-1967. Faculty, National Institute of Trial Advocacy Southeastern Deposition Training, Duke University Law School. Contributing Author: North Carolina Will Drafting and Probate Practice Handbook, Wake Forest University School of Law, CLE, 1985; Computerized Litigation Support-Death of The Paper Chase, North Carolina Defense Lawyers CLE, 1990. Author: Automation: The Great Equalizer, North Carolina Bar CLE, 1995; Winning the Gang-Busters Litigation Through Information Management, NC Bar CLE, 1998; Tax Reform Act of 2001-Seminar for CPA's, 2001; North Carolina Probate and Estate Planning Skills for Paralegals, 2003; The Legal Handbook for North Carolina Businesses; Your Estate Planning Handbook. President, Randolph County Bar Association, 1973-1974. President, 19th Judicial District Bar Association, 1974-1975. Executive Director, North Carolina Democratic Party, 1977-1978; Deputy Commissioner, North Carolina Industrial Commission, 1978. Special Assistant, 4th Congressional District, North Carolina, 1979. Certified Superior Court Mediator, 2000+. Member: Board of Directors and Incoming Chairman, Cary Chamber of Commerce. Board of Directors: Capital Bank, Cary; Executive Board, Boy Scouts of America; National Alliance of Trust & Estate Professionals. Member, Governor's Commission on Military Affairs.
Military
Rear Admiral, JAGC, USNR