Admitted
1986, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
Campbell University, J.D., 1985
Law School Graduation Year
1985
College
Western Carolina University, B.S., 1981
Memberships
Wake County, Tenth Judicial and North Carolina (Member, Administrative Law Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar.
Biographical
Benton National Moot Court Competition. Recipient, I. Beverly Lake Award, Excellence in Constitutional Law. Author of published articles in the Campbell Law Observer, The Campbell Law Review, the North Carolina State Bar Journal, the Supreme Court Historical Society's Juridicus, the North Carolina Bar Association JLD Newsletter, Popular Government, and various law enforcement and trade journals. Author of numerous publications for distribution by the N.C. Department of Justice to local and state government agencies. Instructor, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1996-1998. Legal Counsel, Auctioneer Licensing Board, 1994—. Special Assistant to Attorney General (now U.S. District Judge) Lacy H. Thornburg, 1985-1991. Assistant Attorney General, 1992-1998. Attorney, North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, 1996-1998.