Practice Areas include: Civil Rights Construction Law Criminal Defense Litigation Manufacturers & Distributors Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Experience:-Successfully defended numerous municipalities and governmental organizations in Civil Rights actions in both state and federal courts-Secured over a million dollars in judgments for numerous national and local lenders as well as hundreds of thousands of dollars in judgments for money owed to local businesses-Successfully litigated numerous matters on behalf of individuals and local businesses in a wide variety of disputes such as breach of contract, unfair and deceptive trade practices, equitable claims, negligence, and alienation of affections, throughout Western North Carolina-Representation of physicians, appraisers, and other learned professionals with positive outcomes in professional liability actions-Represented local school districts and law enforcement on appeals to the New Mexico Supreme Court and the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals-Successfully defended one of the region's largest employers in a proposed class action