- American Bar Association, Construction Litigation Committee, Member, 1999-present
- Board member, Justice Initiatives, Inc.
- Board member, Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont
- Hazardous Waste/Superfund Committee, Environmental Section, Chair, 1992-1994
- Mecklenburg County Bar Association, Civil Courts Committee, 1994
- North Carolina Bar Association, Environmental Section Council, 1994-1997
- Charlotte Swim & Racquet Club, Board of Directors, 1991-1996; President, 1994-1996
- Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System, Superintendent’s council, 1999
- Christ Episcopal Church, Peace & Justice Committee, Outreach Commission, Engaged Couples Workshop, Lay reader, 1982-present
- Community School of the Arts, Board of Directors, 1997-2007
- Harvard Law School Association of North Carolina, President, 1996-2012
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1981
- Cornell University, A.B., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1978
Bar Admissions
- North Carolina
Court Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
- Speaker, Just the Tax, Ma’am: Utility Tax in 2018, Troutman Energy Conference 2018 (Chicago), 6/20/2018
- Panelist, “Troutman Sanders Presents a Preview of the Upcoming U.S. Supreme Court Term,” 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
- Panelist, “Troutman Sanders Presents a Review of the Recently Completed U.S. Supreme Court Term,” 2014, 2015, and 2016.
- Panelist, “Class Actions Procedural Update,” Food Law: A Comprehensive Review of the Evolving Legal Landscape Conference, 2017.
- “Hot Topics in Class Actions,” Troutman Sanders Business Litigation Webinar Series, 2017.
- Moderated the “State Regulator Panel” at Infocast Transmission Summit in 2013 and 2014.
- “How to Keep the Deal You Think You’ve Negotiated,” CLE presentation to Association of Corporate Counsel, Charlotte Chapter, September, 2011.
- “A ‘Consumer Guide’ to Selecting International Arbitration Forums,” CLE presentation to North Carolina Bar Association 2011 Business Law, Corporate Counsel and International Law and Practice Sections Joint Annual Meeting, February, 2011.
- “CDO and CDS Litigation Trends,” CLE presentation, May, 2009.
- “International Dispute Resolution,” CLE presentation to North Carolina Bar Association, International Law Section, April, 2009.
- “Navigating Today’s Deal Environment,” CLE presentation, March 2007.
- “Hazardous Waste: RCRA/CERCLA Workshop – CERCLA/RCRA Update,” presented to North Carolina Bar Association, Environmental Section, 1996.
- “A Primer on Environmental Law,” presented to the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, 1995.
- “A Positive Outlook for Investors Struck in ‘Food Court,’” Law360, February 16, 2016.