Admitted
1973, North Carolina; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1973
Law School Graduation Year
1973
College
Duke University, A.B., 1970
Memberships
Mecklenburg County and North Carolina (Councilor, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1983-1988; Co-Chairman, EEOC Liaison Committee, 1983-1992) Bar Associations; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member); North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys; National Lawyers Association; Charter Member, Civil Justice Reform Act Committee, Western District of North Carolina.
Biographical
Member: North Carolina OSHA Review Board, 1985-1992; Mecklenburg County Personnel Commission, 1985-1993; Duke University Athletics Council, 1999-2002. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America, 2001—; Outstanding Lawyers of America, 2003; Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers, 2003-2004; Named the Top Employment Lawyer in North Carolina, Business North Carolina Magazine, 2002; Business North Carolina Legal Elite Hall of Fame, 2003.
Military
1st Lt., U.S. Army Reserve, 1973-1981