Practice Areas- Construction Litigation
- Arbitration and Mediation
- Civil Litigation
Representative Work- Represent general contractors, subcontractors, owners, sureties and insurers in wide range of construction disputes and issues. Projects include coliseums, stadiums, convention centers, high-rise offices, condos, shopping centers, hotels, schools and hospitals in projects up to $350 million.
- Involved in industrial, highway and utility construction including dams, highways, bridges, wastewater treatment facilities, tunnels and cogeneration in projects up to $300 million.
- Certified mediator facilitating over 150 disputes since 1986.
- Represent parties in real estate and development dispute, shareholder disputes, commercial/contract disputes, and condemnation. (including issues involving title, zoning and plan approval).
Education- Guilford College (B.A., 1971)
- Wake Forest University (J.D., 1976)
- Admitted to North Carolina Bar in 1976
Honors and Awards- Voted NC Super Lawyer 2004-2007
- Voted The Best Lawyers in America 2003-05 - Construction Law
- Master, Justice William Bobbitt Inn of Court (1996-2003)
- North Carolina Court's Commission (1995-1997)
- Business North Carolina "Legal Elite" (2001-2007)
- Charlotte Business Journal "Best Construction Lawyer" (2002)
- Staff Member, Wake Forest University Law Review (1975-1976)
- Editor, Change Order (1992-1993)
Professional Organization- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Mecklenburg Bar Association
- American Arbitration Association's Construction Arbitration and Mediation Panels
- Committee Member of the ABA Construction Forum's Committee on Liens, Bonds and Insurance (Division 7)
- Construction Professional Network
- American Academy of Trial Lawyers
- North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
Publications & Presentations- Co-Author, Claims and Insurance Sections of the North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook (1994-2003)
- Co-contributor and Presenter: "North Carolina Construction Law" (1999-2003)
- Speaker, Current Legal Issues Affecting Construction Lawyers in NC and SC, CAGC (2003)
- Speaker, ABA Forum on Construction Law on Force Majeure (2003)
- Speaker, "Use of Special Master in Construction Litigation", NC Bar Association/Construction Law Section (2003)
- Speaker, Construction Forum Manager's Association Legal Issues Night (2002)
- Speaker, Subcontractor Law Seminar, CAGC (2002)
- Co-Author, Construction Law: Can this job be saved? Creative strategies for project completion & Litigation Avoidance in North Carolina," Lorman Education Services (1999)
- Speaker, Fundamentals of Construction Law
Community Involvement- Myers Park Country Club Board of Directors (2005)
- Former Den Leader Boy Scouts of America
- Former YMCA Youth Basketball Coach
- Former Coach of Myers Park United Methodist Youth Basketball
- Former Sunday School Teacher, Christ Episcopal Church
Personal- Born in New Bern, North Carolina in 1949
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