Admitted
1973, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1980, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. S
Law School
Wake Forest University, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
Groton School, Groton, Massachusetts; University of North Carolina, B.A., 1 970
Memberships
Wake County (Member, Board of Directors, 1977-1978), North Carolina (Member, Criminal Justice Section Board Member, 1982-1983 and 1997—; Chair, 1998-2000; Board of Governors, 2001—; Executive Committee, 2002—) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar (Founding Chairman, Criminal Law Specialization Committee, 1988-1995); Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1985-1994; Founder and Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1985-1989); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Fellow, American Board of Criminal Lawyers; Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers.
Biographical
Chief Justice and Founding Member, Wake Forest Moot Court. Member, The International Society of Barristers. Lecturer: The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Law Education Institute; Florida Criminal Defense Association; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; South Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; North Carolina Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; Wake Forest University, School of Law; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Campbell University School of Law; North Carolina State University; Superstars Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Professor of Litigation, Meredith College Legal Assistants School, 1980-1982. Special Prosecutor for Wake County, 1977. Member, Committee on Indigent Appointments, 1977-1981. Member, Magistrate Selection Commission, U.S. District Court. Member, Discretionary Fund Commission, U.S. District Court. Member: Legislative Indigent Fund Study Commission, 1999-2000. Chair, 2003— and Commissioner, 2001-2003, Indigent Defense Services Commission for the State of North Carolina. (Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization)