University Attended:
University of North Carolina, B.A., in Political Science, 1971
Law School Attended:
Wake Forest University, J.D., 1974
Year of First Admission:
1975
Admission:
1975, North Carolina; 1976, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 1975, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
Memberships:
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; The American Association for Justice; North Carolina Advocates for Justice (formerly the NC Academy of Trial Lawyers) (Former Chair, Medical Negligence Committee; Mecklenburg County Trial Lawyers Association (Co-Founder).
Military:
U.S. Navy Reserves, 1970-1976
Reported Cases:
Curry v. Baker, 349 N.C. 355, 517 SE2d 890 (1999); Dixon v. CSX Transportation, Inc., 990 F.2d 1440, cert. denied, 510 U.S. 915, 114 Sup. Ct. 305, 126 Law Ed. 2d 252 (1993).