Provide aggressive, efficient, pragmatic defense for Employers, Third-Party Administrators, and Insurers for all manner of insurance claims, with a focus on both traditional and occupational disease Workers' Compensation claims throughout North Carolina. Combining more than a decade of experience in the Insurance industry, from serving as an adjuster to providing legal counsel, to provide results-driven outcomes tailored for each case and client.

Assist employers, third-party administrators, insurance companies, and statutorily created entities through all manners of insurance claims, with a focus on Workers' Compensation claims. Focusing on navigating moderate to complex litigation issues with a focus on cost-effect, results-driven processes to increase response time, decrease exposures, and provide thorough analysis and options to clients. Using previous experiences to help minimize long-term exposure and aggressively pushing claims to closure.

Provided results driven, broad based, client-centric litigation management for all Insurance matters. Including Workers Compensation, General Liability Litigation, Auto Liability Litigation, and Complex coverage issues.

• Provide guidance to Employers and Insurers for Workers Compensation claims, both traditional injury cases and occupational disease cases• Draft contentions, Motions to Dismiss, responsive motions, applicable Industrial Commission Forms, and correspondence with Insurers, Employers, and Plaintiff Counsel• Conduct negotiations, and attend mediations, with Plaintiff Counsel to bring claims to a resolution• Exposure to all facets of Insurance Defense litigation, including catastrophic automobile accidents, general liability, complex Underinsured Motorist issues, and coverage disputes• Cultivate, and develop, business opportunities for potential additional clients

• Conduct legal research and draft Motions for general civil litigation matters, including landlord tenant issues, unfair and deceptive trade claims, fraud and contract issues• Work with Co-Counsel to collaboratively defend an International Corporation in Complex Business litigation, including drafting, researching, and filing all associated Motions• Conduct hearings to respond to Motions

Conduct legal research. Assist in drafting orders and motionsProvide legal memorandums to Judge Whitney and his clerksProvide bench briefs to Judge Whitney and his clerks

Top 5% of class. Served as a Teaching Assistant for Torts, Quarter-finalist 1L Broun Mock Trial Competition at UNC, Winner Intra-School Mock Trial Competition, Semi-Finalist at Carolina's Competition for Mock Trial, Finalist National Criminal Trial Advocacy Competition, Member of Trial Advocacy team, Dean's List - Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014 Order of the Crown, Presidential Honors Program (merit based)

Conduct legal research. Drafted memorandum. Worked on unique Insurance coverage issues. ssist in depositions and litigation preparation.

Work with attorney's on clients in indigent circumstances. Worked on Landlord Tenant issues. Worked on Petition for Habeas Corpus. Drafted interogatories, complaints and answers, Motions, and legal briefs.

Conduct investigation into Liability claims, evaluate demand packages, settle Moderate Complexity claims in both North and South Carolina.

• Examined and negotiated medical payments claims with both providers, claimants, and counsel• Reviewed North and South Carolina laws to ensure coverage was properly afforded, disclaimed, or sent for further review• Evaluated medical bills and records to confirm causal relation to covered loss

• Conducted review of policy language to ensure coverage applicable to auto loss• Reviewed an d analyzed applicable statutory laws affecting possible liability defenses