Practice Areas:

 

Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Civil Litigation, Construction law, Maritime Law, Employment Law, Maritime Law, Defense Base Act and Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, Administrative Law and Practice before Federal Office of Administrative Law Judges and State Administrative Agencies.

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Education:

Cornell University (B.A., 1985)

Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 1991) – Member Tulane Maritime Law Journal

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Admitted to Practice:

Texas, 1991

North Carolina, 1997

U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Western Districts of North Carolina

U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth and Fifth Circuits

U.S. Supreme Court

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Member:

North Carolina Bar Association, State Bar of Texas, Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, Maritime Law Association, Defense Research Institute