Education: Davidson College (B.S., 1969); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1975). North Carolina Law Review, 1974-1975.

Admissions/Memberships: Admitted to Bar of North Carolina, 1975. North Carolina State Bar Council, 1995-2000. Board of Continuing Education of the North Carolina State Bar, 2000-2006, Chair, 2003-2006. Member, American Bar Association, North Carolina Bar Association. [Captain, U. S. Army, 1969-1972]

Practice Areas: Real Estate; Estate Planning; Decedents Estates; Business Law; Education Law.