Wayne joined Kennedy Covington Lobdell &Hickman in 1972 and after 38 years as a civil litigator/partner with KCL&H/K&L Gates Wayne started his own ADR Practice in January 2010. As a partner in the litigation department he concentrated on construction litigation, professional malpractice defense, personal injury, products liability, and insurance litigation. The last 20+ years he developed his ADR practice to the point of spending 50% of his time on these mediations/arbitrations. He has handled in excess of 3000 mediations and arbitrations. These have included all types of Tort claims, Insurance Coverage Disputes, Construction/Commercial/ Business Disputes, and Condemnation and other Real Estate matters. His arbitration practice focuses primarily on construction and commercial disputes, as well as a variety of insurance matters. Wayne has been selected by his peers in the NC "Legal Elite" since its inception and has consistently been listed as a NC "Super Lawyer" and the last five years as a "Super Lawyer" in the US. 

*New York University School of Law, 1972

J.D with Honors, cum laude; Law Review

*Davidson College, 1969

BA Psychology, cum laude,

Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa;

Order of the Coif and Honors Court

*Appointed a Member of the

North Carolina State Dispute Resolution Commission

*Mecklenburg County Bar

Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section,

Grievance & Ethics Committee

Fee Dispute Committee

Chairman, Civil Litigation

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