Attorney Profile

Current Employment Position(s):

Of Counsel

Areas Of Practice:

Civil Trial Practice

Products Liability Law

Motor Vehicle Law

Probate Law

Business Law

Personal Injury Law

Litigation Percentage:

60% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certifications/Specialties:

Certified Mediator, American College of Trial Lawyers

Bar Admissions:

North Carolina, 1950

U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1950

U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1950

U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1950

U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1962

U.S. Court of Appeals District of Columbia Circuit, 1963

U.S. Tax Court, 1962

U.S. Supreme Court, 1963

Federal Claims Court, 1977

Education:

University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1950

LL.B.

Guilford College, 1947

A.B.

Published Works:

"Premises Liability - Trip and Fall", 10 AmJurTrials, 1965

Classes/Seminars Taught:

"How To Handle A Will Case: Trial", Wake Forest Seminar, 1993

 

"How To Handle A Will Case: Trial", Wake Forest Seminar, 1996

 

"How To Handle A Will Case: Trial", Wake Forest Seminar, 2000

 

"How To Handle A Will Case: Trial", Wake Forest Seminar, 2003

Professional Associations and Memberships:

High Point Bar Association

Member

 

North Carolina Bar Association, 1961 - 1964

Chairman, Continuing Legal Education Committee

 

North Carolina Bar Association, 1975 - 1979

Chairman, Courts and Civil Litigation Committee

 

North Carolina Bar Association, 1962 - 1965

Member, Board of Governors

 

North Carolina Bar Association, 1979 - 1980

President

 

North Carolina State Bar

Member

 

North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers

Member

 

Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference

Member

 

High Point City Council, 1953 - 1959

Member

 

American College of Trial Lawyers

Fellow

Fraternities/Sororities:

Phi Delta Phi

Birth Information:

February 12, 1927, High Point, North Carolina, United States of America