Education:

Villanova University School of Law – LL.M. in Taxation

Graduate Certificate in Estate Planning

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Vanderbilt University Law School – J.D.

Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law

Scholastic Excellence Award in Evidence

Scholastic Excellence Award in Corporations & Business Entities

Extern, U.S. District Judge Thomas A. Wiseman, Jr., Middle District of Tennessee

Intern, Judge Richard A. Elmore, North Carolina Court of Appeals 

Research Assistant, Prof. Nancy J. King, Federal Habeas Research Project

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Wake Forest University – B.A. in Latin

Degree Awarded summa cum laude with Departmental Honors

Phi Beta Kappa

M.D. Phillips Prize in Classical Languages

Eta Sigma Phi (Classics Honor Society)

Golden Key International Honour Society

Euzelian Society

George Foster Hankins Scholarship  

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Judicial Clerkships:

Law Clerk, U.S. District Judge Bernice B. Donald, Western District of Tennessee

Law Clerk, Senior Judge for the State of Tennessee Walter C. Kurtz

Law Clerk, Judge Walter C. Kurtz, Fifth Circuit Court for Davidson County (Tenn.)

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Teaching Experience:

Instructor of Business Law, Thales College (2024-Present)

Adjunct Professor, Trinity Law School (2019-22)

Adjunct Instructor, University of Memphis School of Law (2010-11)

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Honors:

Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation

North Carolina Pro Bono Honor Society

South Carolina Pro Bono Honor Roll

Tennessee Attorneys for Justice Pro Bono Honor Roll

Herb Falk Society of the Greensboro Bar Association (2023)

North Carolina SuperLawyers (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 & 2026)

North Carolina SuperLawyers “Rising Star” (2016, 2017, 2018 & 2020)

North Carolina Honoree, The Appellate Lawyers (2024)

Past President, EDNC Chapter, Federal Bar Association

Former Member, Randolph County Board of Elections

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Certifications:

North Carolina DRC Certified Superior Court Mediator

​South Carolina Certified Circuit Court Arbitrator