Areas of Experience & Expertise:
Arbitration and Mediation;
Personal injury and wrongful death;
Construction disputes;
Professional malpractice; business/contract disputes;
Estates matters and nursing home liability;
Insurance coverage actions; Eminent Domain and
Condemnation Law.
Education:
New York University, School of Law, 1972
JD with Honors, cum laude; Law Review
Davidson College, 1969
BA Psychology, cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa;
Omicron Delta Kappa; Order of the Coif;
Honors Court
Legal Employment:
Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman 1972–2007
K & L Gates (merger with KCL&H) 2007 – 2009
Huckel Law/ADR 2010 – present
Bar Admissions:
North Carolina 1972
US District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
US District Court Middle District of North Carolina
US District Court Western District of North Carolina
US District Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit
US Supreme Court
Certified as a mediator in Superior Court civil actions
by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission;
and by the United States District Court for the Eastern,
Middle and Western Districts.
Experience:
Appointed a member and served on the State of
North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission;
Mecklenburg County Bar:
Chairman, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section;
Grievance & Ethics Committee;
Fee Dispute Committee;
Chairman, Civil Litigation
NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator:
North Carolina Bar Foundation,
Mecklenburg County Bar and
South Carolina Bar, Speaker
and Seminar Conductor
Certified Mediator/Arbitrator:
with the following groups:
North Carolina Academy of Superior Court Mediators
Chapter of The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Intercede Mediations
The Arbitration Group (TAG)
American Arbitration Association
Honors:
Martindale-Hubbell® / AV Preeminent®
Peer Review Rating 2016 30th year
Selected in Business North Carolina’s
“Legal Elite” Publication
Named to the “North Carolina Super Lawyers”
2006-2016 Editions – Litigation & Construction
Selected in Best Lawyers in America® for his work in the
areas of Arbitration, Mediation, Construction Law,
Commercial Litigation, Eminent Domain and
Condemnation Law
Selected as a “Lawyer of the Year” award recipient in the
2017 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America®
Mediation References:
Upon Request
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