Bar Admissions:

• North Carolina, 1986
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Legal Involvement and Associations:

• North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (NCATL)
• NCATL Worker's Compensation Section
• NCATL Disability Advocacy Section
• NCATL Professional Negligence Section
• NCATL Employment Law Section
• National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR)

Board Certifications:

• Certified Specialist in Worker's Compensation Law by North Carolina State Bar
• Recertified January 2006

Community Involvement:

• Assistant Soccer Coach, First Flight Middle School Seahawks
• Coach, OBX Riptides AAU Baseball
• Gateway Bank & Trust Advisory Board of Directors for Dare and Currituck County
• Past President, Outer Banks Babe Ruth Baseball, Inc.
• Past Director, Outer Banks Babe Ruth Baseball, Inc.
• Chairman, Board of Trustees, Elizabeth City District, United Methodist Church
• Trustee, United Methodist Church, North Carolina Annual Conference
• Umpire, Babe Ruth Baseball
• Coach, Babe Ruth Baseball
• Coach, Dare County Parks and Recreation, Basketball and Soccer
• Drummer, Praise Band, "Nameless", Duck United Methodist Church
• Relay for Life Team Captain, "Quacking for a Cure", Duck United Methodist Church
• Past Chairman, Administrative Council, Duck United Methodist Church
• Past Youth Coordinator, Duck United Methodist Church
• Past President, Elizabeth City Kiwanis Club
• Former Instructor, Banking and Law, College of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City Campus 
• Former Director, Boys and Girls Club
• Former Director, SKILLS, Inc.

Education:

• Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, NC, 1986
  Juris Doctorate
• Listed, Who's Who Among American Law Students
• Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, Virginia, 1983
  Bachelor of Arts
• Golf Team, Hampden-Sydney College;
• Greensville County High School, Emporia, Virginia, 1979;
• Baseball Team;

Personal Information:

• Born April 23, 1961, Richmond, Virginia
• Married 21 years
• 4 Children, ages 5-16

Hometown:

• Emporia, Virginia