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Areas of
Practice
Employment Law, General Civil Litigation, Workers'
Compensation Law, Housing Authority Law
Education
J.D., Wake Forest University,
1988
B.A., Wake Forest
University, 1985
Representative Experience
Defended employment law cases involving issues of race, age, disability and
sex discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliatory discharge, and wage and
hour claims before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and in state
and federal court
Represented housing authority and other business and insurance clients in a
wide range of matters in state and federal court; Administrative Practice:
Practiced before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Employment
Security Commission, North Carolina Industrial Commission, State of North
Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, United States Department of
Labor, and the North Carolina Department of Labor
Regularly advises clients on employment issues and matters, and frequently
speaks on employment law and housing authority law issues.
Recent
Cases of Note
Jacobs
vs. Mallard Creek Presbyterian Church, Inc. et al., 214 F. Supp. 2d 552;
WDNC 2002
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Represented
Church, Presbytery, and other Defendants being sued by minister, who
claimed he was harmed by the procedural actions taken by the church
administration in investigating allegations of misconduct. Obtained
dismissal of all Defendants.
Charlene Eley
v. Rocky Mount Family YMCA, et al., 536 S.E.2d 71, 1999 N.C. LEXIS 413
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Represented
YMCA and others in action brought by former employee. Former employee’s
claims included conspiracy, defamation, intentional infliction of
emotional distress, and tortious interference with contract. Obtained
dismissal of all claims and dismissal of appeal to the North Carolina
Court of Appeals. Petition for discretionary review was denied by the
North Carolina Supreme Court.
Dana N. Bowen
vs. Moye and Reedy Branch Free Will Baptist Church, 99 CVS 2346, Superior
Court of Pitt County
Marvin E. Cobb
vs. Rocky Mount Board of Education, 335 N.C. 236, 439 S.E.2d 143 (1993)
Margie Leonard
v. Piggly Wiggly, 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 27677 (4th Cir. 1991)
Professional/Community Activities
North
Carolina Bar Association
Defense Research Institute
North
Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys
Chair, Attorneys Section of Carolinas Council of Housing, Redevelopment and
Code Officials
Elder
and Clerk of Session, First Presbyterian Church of Rocky Mount
Board
of Directors, United Community Ministries
Board of Directors, Triangle East Community Penalties/Eastern Carolina
Judicial Resource Center, Inc.
Board
of Directors and Executive Committee, Rocky Mount Area United Way
Committee on Ministry of the Presbytery of New Hope
Advisory Committee, CareNet Counseling East of Rocky Mount
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