Areas of
Practice
General Corporate, Mergers &
Acquisitions, Employee
Benefits
Education
J.D., Duke University, With Honors, 1972
M.A.
(Economics),
University of Arizona, 1966
B.A., Duke University, 1965
Representative Experience
Corporate Law
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Represents buyers and sellers in business
mergers and acquisitions
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Represents and counsels both small and
large businesses on a wide range of business and contractual issues
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Represents U.S. subsidiaries of foreign
businesses
Health Care Law
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Represents
physician practices in mergers with other practices, and forming and
ending relationships with hospitals and management services organizations
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Advises physician practices on the
full range of legal needs, including employment agreements, buy-sell
agreements, compensation arrangements and routine operational issues
Employee Benefits
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Design,
implementation and administration of qualified and non-qualified
retirement and deferred compensation plans and related management
employment agreements for tax exempt, governmental, and for-profit
employers.
Professional/Community Activities
Mecklenburg, North Carolina (Tax, Business
Law, and Health Law Sections), and American (Healthcare, Taxation, Business Law, Labor and Employment Law Sections)
Bar Associations
Southern Employee Benefits Conference
Charlotte Employee Benefits Forum
Community Boards
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Carolinas College of Health Sciences,
Chair 1996 - present
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Southminster Foundation, Inc., Chair 2003
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Carmel Crescent Owners Association,
President 2002 - present
