Practice Areas
- Business and Civil Litigation
- Labor & Employment
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Personal Injury
Biographical Information
Professional Associations
- Federal Bar Association, Middle District of North Carolina, 2010 – present
- Labor and Employment Law Section, 2018 – present, (Vice Chair, 2025-2026)
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Labor Law Council, 2003 – 2012 (Chair, 2008-2009)
- North Carolina Advocates for Justice
- Board of Governors, 2003-2006, 2013-14
- Employment Law Section (Chair, 2013-2014)
- National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)
- Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM)
- Greensboro Bar Association
- Board of Directors, 2025-present
- Guilford Inn of Court, 2014 – present (President, 2025 – present)
Education
Washington & Lee University School of Law, Lexington, VA
Juris Doctor, 1989
Duke University, Durham, NC
B.A., 1986 (Philosophy)
Civic and Charity Affiliations
- Elon University School of Law – Board of Advisors, 2006 – present; Preceptor, 2006 – present; Adjunct Professor, 2008-2014
- North Carolina Wildlife Federation – Board of Directors, 2021 – present
- Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro – Board of Directors, 2007-2011
- Rotary International, Greensboro Rotary Club – Board of Directors, 2008-2011
- Page High School Mock Trial Coach, 2004-2008, 2018-2020
Additional Information
- Certified Superior Court Mediator (2003-present)
- Admitted to Practice in the State of North Carolina; the United States District Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit; the United States District Court of North Carolina (Middle, Eastern, and Western Districts); and Cherokee (Eastern Band) Supreme Court
- Legal Elite, Employment Law, 2010, 2015-18, 2021-25
- Super Lawyers, Employment Law, 2016-2025
- N.C. Lawyers weekly Power List, Employment Law, 2021, 2025
