Admitted
1982, North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1982
Law School Graduation Year
1982
College
Duke University, A.B., cum laude, 1979
Memberships
Mecklenburg County (President, 2002-2003) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Vice Chair, Disciplinary Hearing Commission, 1995-1996); North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers; American Law Institute.
Biographical
Angier B. Duke Scholar. John Motley Morehead Law Fellow. Recipient, Schley Lyons Leadership Award, Leadership Charlotte, 1991. Law Clerk to The Hon. Charles L. Becton, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1982. Member, Board of Trustees and Member, Executive Committee, Duke University. Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center. Member, Board of Directors and Member, Executive Committee, Charlotte Chamber. Member: Board of Directors, Duke University Health System, Inc.; North Carolina Board of Transportation, 1993-2001. Chairman, Board of Directors, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Urban League, 1991-1993. Chair, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission, 1987-1991Certified Instructor, National Institute of Trial Advocacy.