- AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers, National Trial Lawyers
- Order of Barristers.
- Education: University of North Carolina at Wilmington (B.A., 1982); Campbell University (J.D., 1985). Delta Theta Phi;
- Born in Wilmington, North Carolina, June 25, 1960. Admitted to bar, 1986, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina.
- Lecturer: Traffic Offenses, Practical Skills Course, North Carolina Bar Association, 1991-1999.
- Member: Fifth Judicial District (Member, Grievance Committee, 1990-1992) and North Carolina State Bars; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
