Admitted
1963, North Carolina; 1968, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee
Law School
University of North Carolina, J.D., 1963
Law School Graduation Year
1963
College
University of North Carolina, A.B., 1960
Memberships
Wake County (President, 1988), North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Wake County Academy of Criminal Trial Lawyers (President, 1972)
Biographical
President, General Alumni Association, 1990-1991. U.N.C. Distinguished Service Award, 1993. Morehead Scholar. Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Named Alumnus of the Year, University of North Carolina School of Law, 2000. Listed in Best Lawyers in America (Criminal Section). Law Clerk, North Carolina Supreme Court, 1963-1964. North Carolina Criminal Code Commission, 1970-1976. Lecturer, Atlanta Superstars Seminar, Atlanta, Georgia, 1988. Member, North Carolina House of Representatives, 1973-1976. North Carolina Art Museum Commission, 1982. Chairman, North Carolina Democratic Party, 1985. Past Member, Board of Trustees, North Carolina School of the Arts. Fellow: American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Criminal Lawyers; International Society of Barristers.