Admitted
1974, North Carolina and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1974
Law School Graduation Year
1974
College
University of North Carolina, B.A., 1972
Memberships
Buncombe County (Secretary, 1975-1976), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys.
Biographical
Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient, Order of the Long Leaf Pine, presented by Governor James B. Hunt, 1980, 2000. Attorney, Madison County Board of Commissioners, 1976-1994, 1998—. Attorney, Madison County Board of Education, 1976-1987. Attorney: Town of Hot Springs, 1976-1989, 1991—; Town of Mars Hill, 1994—; Town of Marshall, 1997—. Member: North Carolina State Goals and Policy Board, 1978-1985; North Carolina State Senate, 1979-1981; North Carolina Commission on the Future, 1981-1983. Member, 1993—; Chairman, 1997—, North Carolina State Board of Elections. Member, 1999-2001; Board, Blue Ridge Mental Health, 1999—. Member, 1992-2001, Chairman, Mars Hill College Board of Advisors, 2001—.