Admitted
1987, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
Duke University, J.D., 1986
Law School Graduation Year
1986
College
Duke University, B.A., Political Science, 1983
Memberships
Greenville County (Treasurer, 1998; President-Elect, 1999; President, 2000) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Commission-Chairman, Trial and Appellate Advocacy, 1998-1999).
Biographical
Kappa Alpha Psi (President). Member, Moot Court Board. Semi-finalist, Moot Court Competition. Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. President, Duke Bar Association, 1985-1986. Counsel, former Speaker of South Carolina House of Representatives, Honorable Robert J. Sheheen, 1986-1988. Law Clerk: The Hon. Matthew J. Perry, U.S. District Judge; The McNair Law Firm, Columbia, 1985; Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office, William B. Traxler, 1984. Chair, Greenville Hospital Foundation Board of Trustees, 1996-1997. Member: Board of Directors, BB&T Bank; Board of Directors, Greenville Technical College Foundation, 1996-1997; President, Upstate Duke Alumni Club; Board of Directors, Duke Law Alumni Association, 1996-1997; Member, BB&T CRA Steering Committee; The Commission on the Future of Clemson University. Leadership Greenville Graduate; Board of Regents, Leadership Greenville, 1997-1998; Blue Ribbon Steering Committee, Greenville Hospital System Foundation. Member, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization; Board of Advisors, Manufacturing Field Office, Small Business Development Center, Clemson University; Board of Visitors, Duke Law School, 1998-2004; Board of Directors, Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce, 1999.