Practice Areas

  • Commercial and Securities Arbitration
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction
  • Insurance
  • Labor & Employment
  • Mediation and Arbitration
  • Securities

Biographical Information

Significant Accomplishments

  • N.A.S. Surety Group vs. Precision
    Wood Products, Inc. 271 F. Supp. 2D 776 (M.D.N.C. 2003)
  • Netherlands Insurance Co. v. Cockman, 342 F. Supp. 2d 396
    McPhatter et al. v. Sweitzer et al., 401F.S. 2d 468 (M.D.N.C. 2005)
  • The Professional Food Services Management, Inc. v. N.C. Department of Administration, 109 N.C. App. 265, 426 S.E. 2d 447 (1993)

Professional Associations

  • Member, Louisiana State Bar – 1981
  • Member, North Carolina State Bar – 1986
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • Greensboro Bar Association
  • Public Investors Arbitration Bar Association

Education

  • A.B. Cum Laude – Harvard College, 1975
  • Diploma – Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
  • 1976 (Rotary Foundation Scholar)
  • J.D. – University of Virginia, 1980

Civic and Charity Affiliations

  • Member of Session, First Presbyterian Church, Greensboro,N.C.
  • Cub Scout Pack Leader
  • YMCA Soccer Coach

Publications and Presentations

  • Co-author, Construction and Design Law (Michie)
  • Co-author, Construction and Design Law Digest (Michie)
  • Co-author, “North Carolina Construction Law Survey II”, 22 Wake Forest Law Review 481 (1987)
  • Author, “New Standards for Construction Managers”, The Construction Specifier, January 1987.

Additional Information

  • Admitted to all North Carolina state and federal courts.