Meet Michael

Bar Admissions

• 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

Education

• J.D. University of North Carolina School of Law, 1977
• M.A. Duke University, 1977
• A.B. Duke University, 1972

Published Works

• 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

Professional Associations and Memberships

• 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