Education

• Wake Forest University, B.S., Mathematics, magna cum laude, 2014
• Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D., 2017

Experience

• Assisting clients in general commercial disputes at all stages, including litigation, alternative dispute resolution and postjudgment practice
• Advising construction industry clients in negotiations of commercial and residential construction contracts
• Advising construction industry clients on resolution of jobsite disputes on public and private construction projects
• Representing construction industry clients in a variety of disputes, including scheduling and delay claims, defect claims and payment claims
• Advising insurance carriers on coverage and financial responsibility obligations in a variety of coverage situations and industries
• Law Clerk, Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC, 2016, 2017

Distinctions

• Named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list, 2022
• Named on the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch list for Construction Law and Litigation - Construction
• CALI Award—Taxation: Policy, Spring 2017
• CALI Award—Trade Secrets and Unfair Competition, Spring 2016
• George K. Walker First Year Moot Court Competition, Sweet 16
• Team Member, Billings, Exum & Grye National Moot Court Competition

Admissions

• North Carolina State Bar
• South Carolina State Bar
• United States District Courts for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of North Carolina
• United States District Court for the District of South Carolina

Memberships

• North Carolina Bar Association Construction Law Section, Minority Contractors Liaison Committee, Chair
• North Carolina Bar Association Construction Council
• Forsyth County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division

Publications & Presentations

• Co-Author, "Spotting a Sham: What You Need To Know About MEB/BD Business Certification Processes," DRI's For The Defense, Vol. 65, No. 2, February 2023
• Co-Presenter, "Corporate Sustainability Goals – Net Zero By 2030?," DRI Construction Law Committee Annual Seminar, January 27, 2022
• Co-Presenter, North Carolina Department of Transportation Office of Civil Rights, “Contracting for Disadvantaged Business Enterprises,” November 17-19, 2020
• Speaker, City of Greensboro Minority Enterprise Development Week 2020, “Subcontracting 101,” October 27, 2020
• Speaker, North Carolina Small Business Transportation Resource Center, “DOT Masterclass: Pandemic Effects on the Construction Business, a Legal Perspective,” October 15, 2020
• Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Managing Risks in Your Construction Contracts,” September 2019
• Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Contract Basics,” February and September 2019
• Speaker, Women’s Business Center of Charlotte, “Trucking A to Z: Legal Considerations When Operating Your Business,” April 2019
• Author, Construction Law Committee, The Critical Path, Volume 23, Issue 1, “Changes on the Public Construction Horizon in North Carolina,” March 29, 2019
• Speaker, City of Greensboro Minority Enterprise Development Week 2018, “Subcontracting 101,” September 26, 2018
• Speaker, Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce Construction Industry Council, “Ask a Construction Lawyer,” December 6, 2018
• Author, Construction Law Section, The Blog Community of the NCBA, “NC Court of Appeals Clarifies When a Nonsignatory Can Compel Arbitration,” June 20, 2018
• Co-Author, “One Step Forward and Two Steps Back: North Carolina Restrictive Covenants in the Wake of Beverage Systems I and II,” Wake Forest University Journal of Law and Policy, Volume 8, No. 1, January 2018
• Journal of Law and Policy, 2015 - 2017

Community Involvement

• City of Winston-Salem M/WBE Citizen Advisory Committee, 2017 - 2021
• Salem Baptist Church Board of Trustees
• Treasurer, Yadkin Valley Wildlife Federation