Admitted
1975, North Carolina; 1976, Virginia; 1977, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; 1984, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
North Carolina State University, B.S., with honors, 1968
Memberships
North Carolina (Member: Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights Committee, 1979-1985; Intellectual Property Law Section, 1986—) and American (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Section, 1975—) Bar Associations; Virginia State Bar; North Carolina State Bar; Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association (Co-Founder; Treasurer, 1979-1984); American Intellectual Property Law Association; Association of University Technology Managers.
Biographical
Phi Kappa Phi. Adjunct Lecturer, 1985-1989 and Adjunct Associate Professor, 1989—, Duke University. Adjunct Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University, 1992-1996. Member: Board of Directors, University of North Carolina School of Law Alumni Association, 1991-1994; Board of Trustees (appointed by Governor James G. Martin), North Carolina Central University, 1992-1995; Board of Trustees, Peace College, 2002—; Board of Directors, North Carolina State Foundation, 2002—.