Practice Areas:
Administrative and Governmental Law
Civil Litigation
Environmental Law
Probate and Estate Planning

Professional & Civic:
Cabarrus County Attorney, 1985
Member, N.C. Senate, since 1991
Cabarrus County Bar Association (President, 1987-1988)
19A Judicial District (President 1985-1986)
North Carolina Bar Association
American Bar Association
North Carolina Council of School Attorneys
National Council of School Attorneys
National Institute of Municipal Legal Officers

Educational Background:
Davidson College (A.B., 1969)
University of North Carolina (J.D., 1972)
Contributor, "Adversary Presentation and Bias in Legal Decisionmaking," Harvard Law Review, December, 1972.