The High Country’s Premier Law Firm
Education
- University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- J.D - 1974
- Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
- B.A - 1971
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: with honors
Classes & Seminars
- Instructor, Business Law, Appalachian State University, 1986-1990
- Seminars on Estate Planning – Watauga and Ashe Counties 1995- 2014
Pro-Bono Activities
- University of North Carolina Law School Alumni Board 2014- current, Vice President
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare System 2005-2012, 2016-current
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Visitors 2017- current
- The Appalachian Theatre Board of Trustees, 2012 to Present
- University of North Carolina System, Board of Governors, 2009 to 2013
- Watauga County Board of Commissioners 2004-2012, Chairman 2004-2010
- Appalachian State University Board of Trustees 2001-2009, Chairman 2006-2008
- Watauga County Board of Education 1990-1998, Chairman 1995-1998
- North Carolina Governor’s Commission on Access to Sound Basic Education 2017- current
- Boone United Methodist Church Administrative Council, 1995- current, Chairman of Endowment Committee 2010-current
Professional Associations
- North Carolina Bar Association, Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section, Member
- e.Planners Estate Planning Forum
- Wealth Counsel Estate Planning
- Watauga County Bar Association
Current Employment Position
- Partner
Practice Areas
- Estate Planning
- Trusts
- Real Estate
- Business Law
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina, 1974
Honors
- North Carolina Bar Association Citizen Lawyer Award - 2007
- Recipient: North Carolina State Bar Distinguished Service Award, 2009
- North Carolina - The Order of the Long Leaf Pine Award – 2015
- Appalachian State University Distinguished Alumni Award – 2016
- Watauga County Spirit of Philanthropy Award, 2006
- Chamber of Commerce Community Recognition Award, 2007