Attorney Profiles

Areas of Practice:

Appeals

Civil Litigation

Commercial Disputes

Contract Disputes

Investment Fraud

Securities Arbitrations

Homeowners' Association Disputes

Riparian Buffers

Construction Litigation

I have had the privilege of representing clients affected by a wide range of complex legal issues. Results I have obtained for my clients include:

Murphy v. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation,
61 F.3d 34 (D.C. Cir. 1995), 208 F.3d 959 (11th Cir. 2000),
cert. dismissed, 531 U.S. 1107 (2001).
Wrote appellate briefs in action that overturned 50-year-old federal common law doctrine in United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia Circuit.
Settled one week before oral argument in United States Supreme Court.

McLaney v. First Carolina Communications, Inc.,
No. 96-CVS-194 (Superior Court of Watauga County, North Carolina)
Co-counsel in class action representing approximately 500 limited partners in cable television enterprise. Plaintiffs alleged they were squeezed out and paid less than market value for their shares.
Settled after two weeks of trial for $5.2 million.

In re: Fifth Degree Concerts, Inc.,
02-32674 (Bankr. W.D.N.C.)
Forced entity that had allegedly sold worthless investments into involuntary bankruptcy. Then, as special counsel to bankruptcy trustee, helped obtain six-figure recovery for bankruptcy estate.

Hashemi v. Town of Cary,
2005 WL 1150210, 2005 WL 2277304 (North Carolina Court of Appeals)
Appellate counsel for aggrieved owner of commercial property in Cary, North Carolina, whose tract was allegedly rendered undevelopable by town's riparian buffer ordinance. Owner's action challenging validity of Town's ordinance had been dismissed in Wake County Superior Court.
Court of Appeals reinstated action on ground that that "the Cary Ordinance appears to require a greater riparian buffer than that required by the State."

Prescription Drug Litigation [Parties' Names Withheld]
(Guilford County, North Carolina)
Co-counsel in class action representing over 1,400 persons who were allegedly required to purchase certain prescription drugs at inflated prices. Settled; class members received reimbursement of approximately 100% of alleged overpayments.
Securities Fraud Litigation [Parties' Names Withheld]

In multiple federal-court actions and FINRA arbitrations, represented 7 investors in now-defunct internet company. Principals of the company allegedly made misrepresentations in soliciting the investments and then squandered corporate funds for their personal use.
Obtained total recovery of over $500,000.
*We do not represent that similar results will be achieved in your case. Each case
is different and must be evaluated separately.

Bar Admissions:

State of North Carolina

Commonwealth of Virginia

State of Colorado

Supreme Court of the United States

United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina

United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina

United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia

United States District Court for the District of Colorado

Education:

George Mason University School of Law, Arlington, Virginia, 1993
J.D.

College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, 1987
B.S.