Admitted
1975, North Carolina, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
Law School
Wake Forest University, J.D., 1975
Law School Graduation Year
1975
College
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1972
Memberships
Sampson County (President, 1984), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; Fourth Judicial District (Vice President, 1985; President, 1986) and North Carolina State Bar (Member, Criminal Justice Section; Counsel Member, 1981-1984, 1999-2002; Member, Criminal Law Specialization Committee, 1991-1999; Chairman, 1995-1999); North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member, Board of Governors, 1987-1997; Legislative Chair, Criminal Law Section; Vice-President of Legislation, 1989-1991); National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America, 1993—. Lecturer: Manuscripts on Criminal Law and Trial of Criminal Cases, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; Wake Forest School of Law; University of North Carolina School of Law; North Carolina Bar Association; Eastern District Federal Defenders Conference; North Carolina Public Defenders Conference; North Carolina District Attorneys Conference. Assistant District Attorney, Fourth Judicial District, 1975-1978. Assistant United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1978-1979. City Attorney, Town of Newton Grove, 1980-1988. Member, North Carolina Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission, 1985-1989. Member, North Carolina Courts Commission, 1993-2001. (Board Certified Specialist in Criminal Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization)