Education

Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina

• Doctor of Jurisprudence, J.D. - 1995

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

• B.A. 1987

• Major: Economics

• Major: Political Science

Bar and Court Admissions

• North Carolina Bar Association, 1995 - Present

• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina

• Wake County Bar Association, 1995 - Present

Pro Bono

• Note in the Pocket, Inc., Founding Board Chair 2012 - 2019

• New High School Development Committee, Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, 2019 - Present

• Cardinal Gibbons High School, Board of Trustees, 2003 - 2011, Board Chair, 2011; 2021 - Present

• Knights of Columbus, Member, 1994 - Present, Former Grand Knight

• Sigma Chi Fraternity House Corporation at UNC-Chapel Hill, Member since 2007, former President, Secretary and current Vice President

• Lewis Award Committee Member, Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh, Recognizing Teacher of the Year, 2012 - Present

• WeeCare, Inc., Board Member, 2018 - 2019

• Frankie Lemmon School and Development Center, Board Member, 2007 -2013

• Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School, Principal Search Committee, 2004 and 2013

• Raleigh Telecommunications Commission, Commissioner, 1996 - 1998

• North Carolina Republican Party, Treasurer, 1996 - 1997

• Wake County Young Republicans, Vice President, 1994-1996

Honors and Awards

• Best Lawyers 2023 Lawyer of the Year Recipient - Workers’ Compensation Representing Employers - Raleigh Area

• North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2019 - Present

• North Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2018

• Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent selection, 2018 - Present

• Best Lawyers, 2013 - Present

• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, 1997 - Present

• Cardinal Gibbons High School Hall of Fame, 2011

• Distinguished Graduate Award Winner Our Lady of Lourdes, 2011

• Grand Consuls Citation for Meritorious Work for the Sigma Chi Fraternity, 2008