Areas of Practice

• Personal Injury
• Residential & Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law
• Homeowners' Association Disputes
• Premises Liability
• Contract Disputes
• Unfair Trade Practices
• General Civil Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Superior Court Mediator, N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission, 2003
• District Court Artbitrator, N.C. Admin. Office of Courts, 1994

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1986
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1987

Education

• Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1986
  J.D.
  
  
• Converse College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA, 1983
  B.A. in Political Science, with Honors
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Mecklenburg County Bar Lawyer Referral Service Lawyer of the Year, 2003 - 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Mecklenburg County Bar, 1994 - 1997
  Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
  
  
• Mecklenburg County Bar, 1997 - 2001
  Law & Society Committee
  
  
• Mecklenburg County Bar, 2001 - 2004
  Lawyer Referral Service Committee (Co-chair '03-'04)
  
  
• Mecklenburg County Bar, 2005 - Present
  Civil Litigation Section
  
  
• Mecklenburg County Bar, 2009 - Present
  Board of Directors
  
  
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice (formerly North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers), 1999 - Present
  Member
  
  
• Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt American Inn of Court, 2000 - Present
  Associate
  
  
• Charlotte Women's Bar, 2005 - Present
  Member
  
  
• North Carolina Bar Association, 2008 - Present
  Litigation & Dispute Resolution Sections
  
  
• Children's Theatre of Charlotte, 1989 - Present
  Encore Life Member
  
  
• Mecklneburg Area Catholic Schools Board of Education, 1991 - 1994
  Member
  
  
• St. Peter's Catholic Church, 1990-1996; 2006-present
  Finance Committee
  
  
• St. Peter's Catholic Church, 2000 - 2004
  Executive Committee
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Superior Court of New Jersey for Ocean County, Judicial Law Clerk, 1986 - 1987

Birth Information

• 1961, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America