Experience, Service and Results
Bar Admissions:
North Carolina, 1986
U.S. District Court, Eastern District North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
Legal Involvement and Associations:
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (NCAJ)
NCAJ Workers Compensation Section
NCAJ Disability Advocacy Section
National Organization of Social Security Claimant's Representatives (NOSSCR)
Board Certifications:
Certified Specialist in Worker's Compensation Law by the North Carolina State Bar
Certified Since 2000
Accredited Attorney, Department of Veteran's Affairs
Peer Review Recognition
Superlawyer 2010 and 2011
Martindale-Hubbell BV Rated
2010 and 2011 Top 100 Trial Lawyers in North Carolina, American Trial Lawyers Association
Community Involvement
Coach, OBX Baseball Club
Community Care Clinic of Dare, Board Member
Assistant Coach, OBX Storm Soccer Club
Staff-Parish Committee, Duck United Methodist Church
Sponsor, Outer Banks Daredevils Baseball Team
Sponsor, OBX Youth Soccer League
Sponsor, OBX Babe Ruth Baseball Team
Sponsor, Dare County Babe Ruth Baseball Team
Coach, OBX Youth Soccer Team
Assistant Coach, First Flight Middle School Soccer Team
Gateway Bank & Trust Advisory Board of Directors
Director, Outer Banks Babe Ruth Baseball, Inc.
President, Outer Banks Babe Ruth Baseball, Inc.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, Elizabeth City District, United Methodist Church
Coach, Outer Banks Babe Ruth Baseball
Coach, OBX Riptides AAU Baseball Team-Cooperstown, New York Competition
Coach, Dare County Parks and Recreation, Soccer
Drummer, Praise Band, 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
Former Director, Skills Inc.
Former Director, Boys and Girls Club
Education:
Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, 1986
Juris Doctorate
Moot Court Association
Who's Who Among American Law Students
Hampden-Sydney College, 1983
Bachelor of Arts
Theta Chi Fraternity
Golf Team
Greensville County High School Class of 1979
Baseball Team
Tennis Team
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