Certifications / Legal Specialties

  • North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, Business Bankruptcy Law, 1987-present
  • American College of Bankruptcy, Fellow, 1991-present
  • American Board of Certification, Business Bankruptcy Law, 1994-present
  • Business North Carolina, Legal Elite-Bankruptcy, 2004.
  • North Carolina Super Lawyers, Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights, 2006-present
  • Best Lawyers, “Lawyer of the Year” Litigation-Bankruptcy, 2013

Bar Admissions

  • State of North Carolina, 1972
  • United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1974
  • Supreme Court of the United States, 1986
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Education

University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  • J.D. - 1972

Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

  • B.A. - 1969

Published Works

  • Chapter 11 Tax Issues (contributing author), Mid-Atlantic Institute on Bankruptcy and Reorganization, 1994
  • Jurisdiction, Venue & Removal (contributing author) N.C. Bankruptcy Practice Manual of Bankruptcy Section of North Carolina Bar Association, 1987
  • Recent Case Decisions Involving Bankruptcy Law, 7th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, CLE, North Carolina Bar Foundation, 1984
  • The Impact of Environmental Laws & Regulations on Bankruptcy Practice, 12th Annual Bankruptcy Institute, CLE, North Carolina Bar Foundation, 1989

Representative Cases

  • In re Neuhoff Farms, Inc., Chapter 11 Case (Attorney for one of principal secured creditors), No. 99-05869-8-IRL (Eastern District of North Carolina)
  • In re Rose's Stores, Inc., Chapter 11 Case (co-counsel to senior secured noteholders), 93-01365-5-ATS (Eastern District of North Carolina)
  • York-Hannover (Greenich), Inc., Chapter 11 Case (Attorney for debtor), 92-01295-5-ATS (Eastern District of North Carolina)
  • In re Smith-Douglass, Inc., 856 F.2d 12 (C.A.4 (N.C.) 1988)
  • Fraver v. North Carolina Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 801 F.2d 675 (C.A.4 (N.C.) 1986)

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • Panel of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 1979-present
  • American Bankruptcy Institute, Member
  • Mid-Atlantic Bankruptcy Institute, Member Planning Committee 1988-1995
  • National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees (NABT), Member
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Bankruptcy Section Member
  • Wake County Bar Association, Member