Born Burlington, North Carolina, February 21, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, North Carolina; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: UNC, Chapel Hill (B.A. 1985); Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D. 1988). Member: Carteret County (President, 1994) and N.C. Bar Associations (Member, Litigation Section), N.C. State Bar, N.C. Advocates for Justice (Member, Auto Torts Section, Workers' Compensation Section, and Disability Section), American Trial Lawyers Association, and Million Dollar Advocates Forum (Life Member). Legal Ability Rating by members of the Bar and Judiciary: High to Very High; Ethical Standards Rating: Very High. Member, State Commission on National and Community Service which oversees Americorps (1993-1996); and committee (chairman for five years) for Eckerd Youth Alternatives' Camp E-Ma-Henwu. Personal: husband of Beverli; father of Blake and Delaney; member, First Presbyterian Church, Morehead City (Elder, 2002-2005, 2009-2012).
