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Practice(s): Arbitration, Mediation, Commercial Litigation, Lender Liability, Antitrust, Business Torts, Contracts Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation, Securities Litigation, Shareholder Disputes, Trade Secrets, Trademark, Copyright, Civil Litigation, Environmental Litigation, Libel and Slander, Unfair Competition, Unfair Trade Practices Born: Bethlehem, North Carolina, 1946. Admitted to bar: 1971 District of Columbia; 1984 North Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1968; J.D., 1971); Editorial Board,Duke Law Journal (1970-71). Member: Forsyth County (Executive Committee, 1995; Vice-President, 1996), North Carolina (Appellate Rules Study Committee, 1990-1994); Continuing Legal Education Committee (1995-2000); Trial Practice Curriculum Committee (1991-1997), Chair (1995-1997); Technology Advisory Committee (1997- ); Long Range Planning Implementation Committee (1997-1999); AOC Liaison Committee (1999- ); Strategic Planning / Emerging Trends Committee (2001- ), Chair (2002- ); Litigation Section Council (1998- ), Executive Committee (1999- ), District of Columbia, and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar, Ethics Committee (1992-1994); Disciplinary Hearing Commission, Vice-Chairman (1995-1999), Chairman (1999- ); Grievance Committee, Vice Chair (2005-2007), Chairman 2007- ); State Bar Councilor, 21st Judicial District (2002- ); Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers; American Board of Trial Advocates; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Recognized as one of "The Best Lawyers In America" (1996- ) in the area of Commercial Litigation; Captain, United States Army Reserve, Judge Advocate Generals Corps (1972-1978); Vice President and General Counsel, Pike Electric, Inc., 2006- ;Partner, Howrey & Simon, Washington, D.C. (1977-1984); Arbitrator, Court Annexed Arbitration Program of the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (1988-1994); Private Judge, Duke University Private Adjudication Center (1988- ); Certified Mediator, all North Carolina Courts and the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina (1993- ). Author: "An Antitrust Primer for the Small Business Executive," Business North Carolina (Law Journal Supplement, May, 1996); "Ethical Issues for the Trial Practitioner," Litigation Section Annual Meeting (NCBA 1995); "Accounting and Auditing Issues for Environmental Lawyers," Environmental Section Annual Meeting (NCBA 1995); "Avoiding Lender Liability," The Tarheel Banker (Winter, 1993); "The North Carolina Underground Storage Tank Program and Ground Water Regulations," Environmental Law Seminar (FCBA 1992); "Use of Expert Witnesses in Lender Liability Litigation," Lender Liability Litigation Seminar (NCBA 1992); "Elements of and Defenses to the Most Common Antitrust Offenses," White Collar Crimes Seminar (NCBA 1985); Note, "Administrative Agency Decision Which Ignores Hearing Examiner Decision," 1971 Duke Law Journal 256 (1971); Note, "Jurisdiction to Enjoin FTC Cease and Desist Order Violations," 1970 Duke Law Journal 169 (1970). Civic Activities: Leadership Winston-Salem; Drug-Free Workplace Task Force; Contact Helpline of the Triad, Board of Directors, 1996- ; West End Association, Board of Directors, 1991-94; Alumni Council and Order of the Barristers, Duke University School of Law; Triad Leadership Council and William Preston Few Association, Trinity College, Duke University. Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of North Carolina and the District of Columbia, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fourth, Ninth, Eleventh, and District of Columbia Circuits, and the United States Supreme Court. |
