Bio

EDUCATION
• University of Virginia (B.A., 1971)
• Wake Forest University (J.D., 1974)
• Member of Law Review (1972-74)
GENERAL PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION & ACTIVITIES
• North Carolina Dept. of Transportation Board of Transportation Division 9 Member, 2017-2019
• Business North Carolina’s Legal Elite 2017 Honoree
• Served as law clerk to the North Carolina Supreme Court
• Served as adjunct professor of law at Wake Forest University; lectures regularly at the School of Law
• Licensed to practice law in North Carolina and West Virginia
• Licensed to practice law before the United States Supreme Court
• North Carolina State Bar Ethics Committee, 1994-2000
• President of North Carolina Bar Association, 2012-13; Chair of Past Presidents' Council, 2013-14
• Board of Governors, North Carolina Bar Association, 2007-11; Executive Committee 2009-10
• AV^®Preeminent™ Peer Review rated by Martindale Hubbell, the legal professions’ largest and most recognized credential-rating organization
• Selected as North Carolina "Super Lawyer" for 2006-07, 2009-Present (selection criteria available at www.superlawyers.com)
• Past Chairman of Wake Forest University Planned Giving Council
• An inaugural member of North Carolina Bar Association Task Force on Alternatives to Litigation, 1985-87, that led to mandatory mediation in civil litigation matters in North Carolina
• Selected as Citizen Lawyer by the North Carolina Bar Association 2007 (recognition based upon recipient's service to community and profession of law)
• Author of over twenty-five manuscripts for continuing legal education programs for North Carolina lawyers on a variety of legal topics
• Fellow of the American Bar Foundation in August 2010 (Recognition of outstanding achievements, dedication to the welfare of community and highest principles of the legal profession)
• Member of Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association Communications Committee Chairman, 2004-06
COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES
• Chosen by Triad Business Journal as one of the Most Influential People in the Triad in 2007
• Author of monthly column on legal issues for the Winston-Salem Journal, 2003 - Present
• Host of weekly public service call-in radio show "You and the Law" on WSJS 600-1200 AM,1991-2016
• North Carolina Baptist Medical Center Board, 2012-13
• North Carolina Baptist Hospital, Board of Trustees, 2005-08, 2010-13, 2015-2019
• Academic Affairs Committee: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 2011-13
• Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Research Park Board, 2010-13
• Awarded the United Way of North Carolina 2006 Chairman Award (for outstanding leadership, service and commitment to United Way); Chairman of the Forsyth County Community Campaign, 2006
• Recipient of the Duke Energy Citizenship & Community Service Award, 2007
• Recipient of the Paul Fulton Tocqueville Leadership Society Award, 2010
• Forsyth Technical Community College, Board of Trustees, 1994-06
• United Way of Forsyth County, Board of Directors, 2003-12; Chairman 2010-11
• Department of Social Services, Board Member, 2008-13
• Winston-Salem Alliance, Board of Directors, 2008-11
• Winston-Salem Business, Inc., Board of Advisors, 2007-14
• Winston-Salem Foundation Committee, 2011-2019
• Past Chair and member of Forsyth Tech Foundation; member with various leadership roles of NCBH Foundation, NCBA Foundation, and United Way Foundation, 2005-2012
• Graduate of Leadership North Carolina (Inaugural Class) and Leadership Winston-Salem
• President, Reynolda Rotary, 1989-1990
• Regular contributor to WFDD radio, the local National Public Radio affiliate, of a series entitled "What I Learned about Life on the Way to the Courthouse", 2010-13
PERSONAL
• Active member of his church; adult Sunday School teacher for over 15 years
• Married for 48 years, proud father of three children, and grandfather of seven grandchildren
• Favorite service activities are tutoring high school students who are "at risk" of dropping out of school, and volunteering legal advice to at-risk citizens on common legal issues.

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