From October 1984, until I left private practice at the end of 2006, my practice was devoted almost exclusively to civil litigation. I have tried cases in each federal district court in the state, many counties in state court and in the N.C. Business Court. I have briefed and argued numerous cases in state and federal appellate courts. I have represented businesses, individuals and government entities in civil rights, premises liability, professional liability, business, construction, trade secret, employment, aviation, personal injury, insurance and other matters.
Since 1992, I have served as mediator for 100s of cases and have served as arbitrator for several dozen cases.
Case Experience
Anti-Trust
Appellate
Aviation
Business Dissolution
Civil Rights
Commercial/Business
Construction
Contract Disputes
Debt Collections
Employment
Insurance
Landlord/Tenant
Libel & Slander
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury
Police
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Real Estate
Sexual Harassment
Torts
Unfair Competition
Wage & Hour/FMLA
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Education
Duke University School of Law, Durham, North Carolina - JD, 1983 (with high honors)
Queens College, Flushing, New York - BA (cum laude) 1980 Major: Economics (with honors)
Memberships & Affiliations
Admitted to practice in all U.S. District Courts in North Carolina, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims
American Bar Association (Member, Forum on the Construction Industry)
NC Bar Association (Member, Litigation and Construction sections)
Forsyth County Bar Association
N.C. Certified Mediator, 1992
Member American Arbitration Association panel of arbitrators
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