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Areas of
Practice
Bankruptcy/Creditors' Rights, Commercial Law
Education
J.D., Wake Forest University,
1984
B.A., Wake
Forest University (cum laude), 1981
Representative Experience
Serves on panel of Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustees, U.S.
Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1989-present
Serves as receiver for a multi-facility funeral home
Chapter 11 Trustee of hotel complex and of a medical equipment
manufacturer with Israeli subsidiary
Chapter 11 Examiner of resort development
Debtor representation including a large industrial
manufacturer and coastal land developer, a fast food franchisee and a
petroleum wholesaler
Contesting confirmation of Chapter 11 business and
individual plans of reorganization
Contesting confirmation of Chapter 12 and 13 plans
Represented secured creditors in cases involving
manufacturers, real estate developers, retailers, wholesalers, distributors,
food service industry, farmers, petroleum distributor, and professionals
Served as unsecured creditors committee counsel for
large independent swine producer
Professional/Community Activities
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Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer
Bankruptcy Law
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- North Carolina
Board of Legal Specialization
- American Board
of Certification
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Chair, Local Rules Committee of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina, 2001-present
Editor, North Carolina Bankruptcy Practice
Manual 5th ed. (2003), 6th ed. (2006), NC Bar Foundation
Member, National Association of Bankruptcy
Trustees
Member, American Bankruptcy Institute
Member, RMA (Risk Management Association)
North Carolina Bar Association, Personnel Committee
Trustee, Nash Community
College
Kappa Alpha Order
Member, Rocky Mount Civic Club
Notable Accomplishments
Recognized in Business North Carolina Magazine's "Legal Elite" (Bankruptcy),
2006, 2008
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