Admitted
1968, North Carolina; 1973, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1968
Law School Graduation Year
1968
College
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1964
Memberships
North Carolina (Board of Governors, 1983-1986; 1988-1991) and American (Litigation Section; Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defense) Bar Associations; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Board of Directors, 1983-1985); American Judicature Society; National and Southern Conferences of Bar Presidents; U.S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member)
Biographical
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. President, North Carolina Bar Association, 1989-1990. Mayor and Councilman, City of Asheville, 1981-1985. President, 28th Judicial District Bar, 1980-1981. President, University of North Carolina Law School Alumni Association, 1998-1999. State Delegate, ABA House of Delegates, 1996—. North Carolina Board of Specialization (Vice Chair, 1983-1988). Listed, Business and Personal Injury Litigation, Best Lawyers in America. Fellow, American Bar Foundation.