Law Firm Overview

Areas of Practice

• Environmental Law
• Litigation & Appeals
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Medical Malpractice
• Toxic Torts

Published Works

• Note, Golden v. Biscayne Bay Yacht Club: Preventing Discrimination by Private Clubs, 54 N.C.L. Rev. 685, 1976
• Toward a codification of the Law of Evidence in North Carolina, 16 Wake Forest L. Rev. 669, 1980
• North Carolina Statutes of Repose: Their Scope and Limitations, Damages and Remedies: New Theories, New Successes, New Defenses North Carolina Bar Foundation, 1987
• The Product Liability Statute of Repose: Understanding and Avoiding Its Reach, Products Liability: Understanding and Winning under the New Legislation, N.C. Acad. of Trial Lawyers, 1996
• Defenses in Products Liability Actions: The State of the Art, Trial Briefs, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2000
• Recognizing and Avoiding Common Product Liability Defenses, Products Liability: Proving Companies Harm, Proving Companies Conspire, N.C. Acad. of Trial Lawyers, 2001
• Picking Winners and Losers: Eleven Rules to Follow in Selecting Cases, Nuts and Bolts of Product Liability Litigation, N.C. Acad. of Trial Lawyers, 2002
• The Products Liability Statute of Repose: Questioning the Constitutional Foundations, Trial Briefs, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, May, 2002
• An Overview of the Products Liability Statutes: Understanding the Law and Putting It Into Practice, Products Liability, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, Inc., 2003
• 2002-2003 Products Liability Update, NCATL Annual Convention, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Education Foundation, Inc., 2003

West Practice Categories

Environmental Law, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Medical Malpractice, Toxic Torts