Bar Admission

• North Carolina
• U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of NC
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4^th Circuit
• Ohio
• U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of OH
• U.S. Court of Appeal for the 6^th Circuit

Education

• Moritz College of Law at The Ohio State University, J.D., 1998 (with Honors)
• Miami University of Ohio, B.S., 1995

Awards and Recognitions

• AV (Preeminent) Peer Review Rating for Ability & Ethics from Martindale-Hubbell
• Best Lawyers in America’s for Business Litigation (2013-2018)
• Super Lawyers for Litigation (2017-2018)
• Legal Elite for Construction (2022)
• Yellow Belt Legal Lean Six Sigma

Professional Associations

• North Carolina Bar Association

Previous Employment

• Squire Patton Boggs LLP
• Ward and Smith, P.A.
• Evenflo Company, Office of General Counsel

Recent Transactions and Engagements:

• Representation of purchaser in asset purchase of 40 retail locations with a value in excess of $30 Million
• Defense verdict for general contractor and an award of over $2.0 Million on general contractor’s counterclaim in a defective construction arbitration.
• Plaintiff’s verdict for an international water treatment company’s covenant not to compete and misappropriation of trade secrets claims resulting in an award in excess of $5.0 Million
• Victorious claim for equitable adjustment for federal contractor on a federal contract for construction of military barracks

Other Experience:

• Former member Board of Trustees Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce
• Former Chairman Greater Wilmington Chamber of Commerce Foundation
• Former member Board of Trustees Cape Fear Community College Foundation