Admitted: 1975, North Carolina; 1977, Florida; 1982, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court
Law School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D.
Member: Wake County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1990); North Carolina Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Health Law; Litigation; Litigation Council); American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Health Law and Litigation); North Carolina State Bar; The Florida Bar; North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Member: Board of Governors, 1989-1997; Executive Committee, 1990-1993; Professional Negligence Section; Vice Chairman 2000-2002; Chairman, 2002-2003); North Carolina College of Advocacy; National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Basic and Advanced Institutes); American Association for Justice; American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Eastern North Carolina Chapter, 2008-2009); Susie Sharp Inn of Court.
Biography: Recipient, "Ebbie" Award, Citation for Excellence, North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Named by Peers to North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2009, 2010, 2011. Appointed by Governor Michael Easley 2000, 2004, 2008 to Health and Wellness Trust Fund Commission (Chairman, Operations and Personnel Committee; Acting Chair, 2009). Appointed by Governor Michael Easley to Board of Trustees of North Carolina Symphony, 2008. Appointed by North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue to North Carolina Film Council, April 2009. Assistant District Attorney, Wake County, 1977-1981. Mentor, University of North Carolina School of Law Mentorship Program, 1995-1996; Duke Private Adjudication Center, Mediation Course Certification.
Born: New Bern, North Carolina, September 5, 1949