For more than 30 years, I have provided civil litigation services to residents of Chapel Hill, Raleigh, Durham and surrounding areas of central North Carolina. My reputation is based on proven results. Most of my work focuses on defending the rights of consumers in civil matters concerning defective products, such as airbags, machinery, and other items that put unaware consumers at risk for injury or death.
North Carolina, 1977
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court
Cherokee Tribal Court
J.D. University of North Carolina School of Law, 1977
M.A. Duke University, 1977
A.B. Duke University, 1972
2012-2013 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2013
Products Liability Chapter Editor, Manual of Complaints, (Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth editions), North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2006, 2008, 2011, 2013
2010-2011 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2011
2009-2010 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2010
2007-2008 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2008
2006-2007 Products Liability Update, NCATL Annual Convention, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, Inc., 2007
2005-2006 Products Liability Update, NCATL Annual Convention, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, Inc., 2006
Recognizing and Evaluating Product Liability Claims In Auto Cases in North Carolina: 2006, Auto Torts, Seminar, NCATL Annual Convention, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, Inc., 2006
2004-2005 Products Liability Update, NCATL Annual Convention, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, Inc., 2005
2002-2003 Products Liability Update, NCATL Annual Convention, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, Inc., 2003
An Overview of the Products Liability Statutes: Understanding the Law and Putting It Into Practice, Products Liability, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, Inc., 2003
Picking Winners and Losers: Eleven Rules to Follow in Selecting Cases, Nuts and Bolts of Product Liability Litigation, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2002
The Products Liability Statute of Repose: Questioning the Constitutional Foundations, Trial Briefs, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, May, 2002
Recognizing and Avoiding Common Product Liability Defenses, Products Liability: Proving Companies Harm, Proving Companies Conspire, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2001
Defenses in Products Liability Actions: The State of the Art, Trial Briefs, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2000
The Product Liability Statute of Repose: Understanding and Avoiding Its Reach, Products Liability: Understanding and Winning under the New Legislation, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 1996
North Carolina Statutes of Repose: Their Scope and Limitations, Damages and Remedies: New Theories, New Successes, New Defenses, North Carolina Bar Foundation, 1987
Toward a Codification of the Law of Evidence in North Carolina, 16 Wake Forest L. Rev. 669, 1980
Note, Golden v. Biscayne Bay Yacht Club: Preventing Discrimination by Private Clubs, 54 N.C.L. Rev. 685, 1976
2013-2014 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2014
2014-2015 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2015
2015-2016 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2016
A Primer on Protective Orders and Sealing Records, Trial Briefs, North Carolina Advocates for Justice, July 2016
2016-2017 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2017
2017-2018 Products Liability Update, NCAJ Annual Convention, North Carolina Advocates for Justice Education Foundation, Inc., 2018
North Carolina Advocates for Justice, 1980 – Present
Chair, Products Liability Section 2000-2003, 2005-06
American Association for Justice, 1980 – Present
American Bar Association, 1979 – Present
North Carolina Bar Association
Litigation Section Council, 2005 to present, Secretary, 2010-11, Vice-Chair 2011-12, Chair 2012-13
The North Carolina State Bar
