Position: Partner

TEL: 910-323-4600

FAX: 910-323-3403

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Admitted: United States Supreme Court, United States Court of Appeals for 4th Circuit, United States District Courts Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina, General court of Justice of North Carolina, appellate and trial

Law School: UNC-Chapel Hill JD 1973

College: East Carolina University BA 1969

Birth Date and Place: 07/13/47 Albemarle, NC

Practice Areas: Criminal Law - State and Federal(concentration in Federal white collar, fraud, medicaid/medicare, state serious felony. Plaintiff's civil litigation including personal injury, wrongful death, professional negligence, & business torts.

Additional Information: See: United States of America v. Victor Gonzalez

Well known reputable trial lawyer- listed in Best Lawyers in America and the National Directory of Criminal Lawyers- "av" rated in Martindale Hubble. Lead cases: State v. Hennis, acquittal in triple homicide retrial resulting in release of death row inmate - Basis for book "Innocent Victims by Scott Whisnant and ABC mini-series; Graham v. Connor 496 U.S. 286 - won Court's unanimous approval for adoption of "objective standard of reasonableness" standard for police liability under 42 U.S.C. Sec. 1983; Pinckney v. Van Damme - substantial personal injury recovery against actor Jean Claude Van Damme arising fron injury during filming of motion picture "Cyborg", and Spell v. McDaniel 824 F2d 1380 - 1.4 million dollar civil rights recovery arising from police brutality.