I am a trial lawyer, and concentrate on commercial trials and arbitrations, with a special concentration in construction and securities matters. After law school, I clerked for a U.S. District Judge, and have been engaged in trial practice since 1983. I practiced in large regional and national firms until 2000, at which time my partner and I formed our litigation firm. I have tried, arbitrated and mediated hundreds of cases. I am licensed to practice law in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and California.
Since 2016
Since 1980
Since 2011
Since 1979
Since 1979
Since 2017
Since 1980
Since 1986
Since 1998
Since 2016
Since 2011
2016 - Current
Wake Forest University School of Law
2011 - Current
Campbell University School of Law
2001 - Current
Penry Riemann, PLLC
2000 - 2001
Ellis & Winters
1996 - 2000
Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore
1994 - 1996
Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton
1986 - 1994
Petree Stockton & Robinson
1983 - 1986
Tharrington Smith & Hargrove
1982 - 1983
US District Judge James C. Fox
1980 - 1982
US District Court, EDNC
law clerk
1979 - 1980
Jefferson-Pilot Corporation
J.D. (1979)
B.A. (1976)
Business North Carolina
Best Lawyers in America
NC Super Lawyers
Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
Florida State Bar
National Board of Trial Advocacy
