He is peer review rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating available for legal skill and ethics.He is admitted to practice before the courts of South Carolina; the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Richland County and South Carolina Bar Associations. He is also a member of the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice… Show more He is peer review rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell, which is the highest rating available for legal skill and ethics.He is admitted to practice before the courts of South Carolina; the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina; the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the Richland County and South Carolina Bar Associations. He is also a member of the American Bar Association Tort and Insurance Practice Section as well as the Defense Research Institute ("DRI") Life, Health and Disability Committee. He was the co-author and co-presenter of The Availability of Discovery in Health or Disability Actions Governed by ERISA: Substantive Law and Strategic Considerations which was presented at the Twenty-Fifth Annual ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section 1999 mid-winter meeting. He has lectured on matters involving ERISA; life, health and disability insurance litigation; as well as bad faith insurance claims. He was a co-author and co-presenter for Bad Faith Litigation In South Carolina, National Business Institute (December 17, 2005); and Litigating ERISA Claims, National Business Institute (February 25, 2008).He practices primarily in the areas of ERISA litigation, business litigation, and insurance defense. He is also a certified state and federal court mediator. Show less