In my 30+ years as a trial lawyer, I have represented clients in hundreds of business disputes related to construction law, products liability, lawyer professional liability and libel. With the unprecedented growth in the Charleston area, I now focus my practice on helping developers and other real property owners deal with difficult real estate and zoning disputes. In advising clients and advocating their positions, I embody Womble Carlyle’s core values of integrity, devotion to clients, and respect for the individual. I was Managing Partner of Buist Moore Smythe & McGee at the time of our 2011 merger with Womble Carlyle and continued on as the Managing Partner of the Charleston office of Womble Carlyle after the merger. Born and raised in Charleston, I have always been active in the community. I have been particularly involved in serving my alma mater, College of Charleston, as Cougar Club President from 1995-96 and as President of the Alumni Association from 2012-14 and was the proud recipient of the Alumni Award of Honor for 2016.Representative Matters: Representation of developer in obtaining multi-million dollar settlement in construction defect lawsuit. Representation of contractors and construction product manufacturers in numerous matters involving multi-million dollar repairs to multi-family dwellings and commercial projects. Defense verdict in legal malpractice case involving claim of over $1,500,000. Defense verdict in legal malpractice case involving claim of over $500,000. Defense verdict in libel case against television station involving claim of $7,000,000.Any result the lawyer or law firm may have achieved on behalf of clients in other matters does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.