1065 East Morehead St.
Charlotte, NC 28204
Tel : 704.332.1181
Fax: 704.376.1628
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Attorneys
Practice Areas
- Commercial, Business and Civil Litigation
- Construction Litigation and Arbitration
- Non-Compete Agreements
- Shareholder Disputes
- Real Estate and Title Claims Litigation
Representative Work
- Metcalf v. Black Dog Realty, LLC, 684 S.E.2d 709 (N.C. Ct. App. 2009)
Successfully obtained reversal of trial court’s denial of developer’s right to purchase property from City of Asheville. Unanimous Court of Appeals panel directed that summary judgment be entered in favor of developer.
- Lead Counsel in defense of 15 investors and financial institutions against a +$6 million claim by
property owner against developers who allegedly sub-divided, sold and developed mountain resort lots on
25 acres of land that allegedly remained owned by plaintiff.
- Represented southeastern food distribution company in +$2 million construction defect dispute concerning over
900,000 sq. ft warehouse distribution facility.
- Lead Counsel in defense of +$500,000 claim involving fraud, unfair and deceptive trade practices litigation against
a national commercial real estate development company.
- Lead Counsel in successful settlement of taking by City of Charlotte for South Blvd. Light Rail Corridor. Final award of +$1.2 million.
- Lead Counsel in successful settlement of taking by local town government for use of undeveloped farm land as a park and fire station. Obtained over 90% of property owner’s appraised value of land. Final award +$1.1 million.
- Lead Counsel in successful settlement of NC-DOT takings of commercial property for approximately 90% of client's appraised value of land.
- Lead Counsel in obtaining judgment in excess of $350,000 for commercial developer against holder of first priority
deed of trust in foreclosure action.
- Local Counsel in $80 million construction dispute concerning an EPC power plant project in Puerto Rico.
- Defense counsel in federal RICO indictment of 12 members of the Outlaw Motorcycle Gang in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Education
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte (B.A., 1993)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 1996)
- Admitted to North Carolina bar in 1996
Honors and Awards
- Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rated – AV
- Business North Carolina magazine "Legal Elite"
- (Construction Law 2009 top vote-getter, name retired to Hall of Fame)
- (Construction Law 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008)
- (Young Gun – top North Carolina attys. Under 40 – 2007 and 2009)
- Law & Politics magazine North Carolina “Super Lawyer”
- Business Litigation (2007, 2008, 2009)
- Chief Justice, Moot Court, UNC Law (1995-1996)
- Order of the Barristers, UNC Law (1996)
- Moot Court, James William Morrow Award, UNC Law (1996)
- Davis Society Award, UNC Law (1996)
- Member, Moot Court Invitational Team, UNC Law (1994-95 and 1995-1996)
Publications & Presentations
- Speaker at a Joint CLE Program for the Real Property and Construction Law Sections of the North Carolina Bar Association entitled "Lien on Me: When Developers, Liens and Title Insurance Collide". February 22, 2007 N.C. Bar Center, Cary.
- Co-author of the North Carolina Bar Association "North Carolina Construction Law Deskbook," 3ed. (2003)
and 4ed. (2006)
- Co-author, "Construction Law: Can this job be saved? Creative strategies for project completion &
litigation avoidance in North Carolina", Lorman Education Services (1999)
- Co-contributor and Presenter: North Carolina Construction Law, statewide Carolinas Association of General contractors (CAGC) Seminars (1999-2006)
Community Involvement
- North Carolina Bar Association
- Construction Law Section CLE Chair (2006-2007)
- Mecklenburg County Bar
- Co-Chair Law & Society Lecture (2006 -07 and 2007/08)
- Board of Directors (2004-2007)
- Mentor for "Lunch with a Lawyer" Program with CMS (2006-2007)
- Chair of Swearing-In Committee (1998-2001)
- Member, City of Charlotte's MWBD Stakeholders Committee
- Member, Justice William Bobbitt Inns of Court
- Board Member, UMAR
- Member, Board of Governors for UNC-Charlotte (1999-2002)
- Member, IMPACT Fund, Foundation for the Carolinas
Personal
- Born in Richmond, Virginia in 1969
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