Representative Experience
- Lead trial counsel in commercial litigation covering all aspects of contract and commercial disputes and intellectual property
- Regularly provides advice and representation to employers and businesses associated with H2A and H2B workers programs, including defense of class and collective actions
- Involved in all types of employment litigation, as well as advising management on compliance issues in an effort to avoid or protect against lawsuits
- Provide strategic advice and counseling to companies dealing with the full array of employment and labor issues, including EEO policies and practices
- Represents management in dealings with unions and union avoidance campaign
- Conducts investigations of employee complaints and advises in all aspects employment law
- Conducts internal audits of employment practices with a focus on noncompete agreements, handbooks and protection of trade secrets
- Speaker at national programs such as Tulane University School of Law's National Employment and Labor Law Conference and the American Bar Association
- Experience in consumer finance litigation, including consumer protection laws and payment systems
- Experience in advising and investigating loan fraud on behalf of financial institutions
- Experience in loan and mortgage litigation
Education
- The College of William & Mary, B.A., 1991
- Wake Forest University, J.D., 1994
Admissions
- North Carolina State Bar
- Tennessee State Bar
- West Virginia State Bar
- United States District Courts for the Middle, Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina
- United States District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Tennessee
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Affiliations
- American Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Employment Rights & Responsibilities Committee
- North Carolina Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section
Other
- Former Law Clerk, United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina