Admitted
1976, North Carolina and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1977, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Middle District of North Carolina; 1984, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Federal Circuits; U.S. Supr
Law School
Duke University, J.D., with distinction, 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Brown University, A.B., 1974
Memberships
Durham County (President, 1983-1984; First Vice President, 1982-1983; Secretary, 1981-1982), North Carolina (Member, Board of Governors, 1988-1991; Chairman, Long Range Plan Implementation Committee, 1997—; Chairman, Technology & The Law Committee, 1989-1991; Chairman, Intellectual Property Law Committee, 1984-1987; Chairman, Mental Health Law Committee, 1982-1984; Member, Intellectual Property Law Committee, 1983-1989; Member, 1989— and Member, Section Council, 1989-1993, Intellectual Property Law Section; Member: Litigation Section, 1987—; Member, Constitutional Rights and Responsibilities Section, 1995—; Bar Center Cabinet, 1994-1996; Bar Steering Committee, 1987-1988; Nominations Committee, 1983-1984), American (Member: Intellectual Property Law Section and Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Patent/Trade Dress Interface; Franchising Section; Forum Committee on Science and Technology) and Federal Bar Associations; Fourteenth Judicial District (President, 1983-1984; First Vice President, 1982-1983; Secretary, 1981-1982) and North Carolina State (Member, Out of State Mergers Committee, 1984-1985) Bars; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys (President, 1993; President-Elect, 1992); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Carolina Patent, Trademark and Copyright Law Association.
Biographical
Editor, The Durham Docket, Bar Newsletter, 1977-1983. Author: Limitations on Trademark Protection: Fair Use and the First Amendment, 1994; Copyrightability of Compilations, 1992; Integrated Protection for Computer Programs, 1990; Work for Hire Issues, Who Owns What? 1990; Publishing Contracts, 1989; Copyright Basics, 1988; Trademark Basics, 1988; Copyright Basics for the General Practitioner, 1986; Protection of the Computer Hardware and Software Product: A Primer, 1986; Brief Introduction to Trademarks and Copyrights, 1988, North Carolina Bar Association. Special Counsel, Ninth Judicial District of North Carolina, 1977-1979. Regional Chairperson, Brown University National Alumni Schools Program, 1977—. Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1983 and Chairperson, Legislation Committee, 1980-1982, Mental Health Association in Durham County. Member, Board of Directors, Durham Young Lawyers Association, 1978-1979. Member, Board of Directors, 1980—, Treasurer, 1989-1990 and President, 1990-1992, North Carolina Prisoners' Legal Services, Inc. Member, 1985-1993 Secretary, 1985-1987 and Chairman, 1989-1990, Federal Bar Advisory Council. Member, Research Committee for Court Annexed Arbitration, U.S. Middle District Court of North Carolina, 1985-1989. Member, Attorney Qualification Review Committee, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1984—. Member, North Carolina Board of Law Examiners, 1993—; Commissioner, North Carolina General Statutes Commission, 1991-1998. Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.