AREAS OF PRACTICE

General Practice

Civil trials in all courts

Business Law

Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Business Organization, Buying and Selling of Businesses, Securities Finance, Franchise Registration and Licensing, Technology Licensing, Construction Contracts, Federal Taxation, State Taxation, Admiralty, Ship Documentation, Maritime Liens

Litigation

Commercial Litigation, Trade Secret Misappropriation, Civil Fraud, Libel and Slander, Professional Liability, Tax Controversies, Real Estate Litigation, Landlord and Tenant Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice

Employment Law

Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Employee Benefits, Wage and Hour Law, Family Medical Leave Act, COBRA, Unemployment Compensation, Wrongful Termination, Covenants Not to Compete, Estate Litigation

Administrative Law

Land Use Regulation, Zoning Law, Environmental Land Use, OSHA, EEOC, Merit Systems Protection Board, North Carolina Department of Labor WORD Division, Employment Security Commission, Office of Administrative Hearings, Internal Revenue Service, North Carolina Department of Revenue, Department of Social Services, North Carolina Private Protective Services Board

Trusts and Estates

Wills, Estate Planning, Medicare and Medicaid

Probate and Estate Administration

Probate of wills, qualification of fiduciaries and inventory, accounting and distribution of decedent's estate.