Areas of Practice

• Litigation
• Insurance
• Construction Litigation
• Construction Defect
• Municipal Law

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina Bar Association, 1966
• U. S. Tax Court, 1966
• U. S. Claims Court, 1970
• U. S. Court of International Trade, 1980
• U. S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1979
• U. S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 1982
• U. S. Supreme Court, 1979
• American Bar Association

Education

• University of South Carolina,
• Juris Doctorate, 1966
• University of North Carolina,
• Bachelor of Science, 1963

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Past President, South Carolina Municipal Attorneys Association
• Past President, Cougar Club of the College of Charleston
• Past President, Downtown Athletic Club of the College of Charleston
• Past Chair, Lunz Group of the Sierra Cub
• Omicron Delta Kappa
• Phi Alpha Delta
• National Moot Court Competition,1964
• Member, Board of Directors of Carolina Financial Corporation
• Member, Board of Directors, Community First Bank

Reported Opinions

• U.S. v. Shuford, 454 F.2d 772 (4th Cir. 1971)
• City of Charleston v. Fisherman's Best, Inc., 310 F.3d 155 (4th Cir. 2002)
• U.S. v. Pinckney, 534 F.2d 329 (4th Cir. 1976)
• Hembree v. U.S., 464 F.2d 1262 (4th Cir. 1972)
• Bruce v. U.S., 458 F.2d 511 (4th Cir. 1972)
• Everett v. Sec. of Health Ed. & Welfare, 412 F.2d 842 (4th Cir. 1969)
• Jewel Seafoods Ltd. v. M/V Peace River, 39 F.Supp. 2d 628 (D.S.C. 1999)
• City of Charleston v. Gov't Employees Ins. Co., 869 F.Supp. 378 (D.S.C. 1994)
• Allstate Ins. Co. v. Biggerstaff, 703 F.Supp. 23 (D.S.C. 1989)
• Brown v. Cohen, 297 F.Supp. 29 (D.S.C. 1969)
• Cothran v. Brown, 592 S.E.2d 629 (S.C. 2004)
• City of Charleston v. Gov't Employees Ins. Co., 512 S.E.2d 504 (S.C. 1999)
• McPherson v. Michigan Mut. Ins. Fund, 426 S.E.2d 770 (S.C. 1993)
• Colbert v. Krawcheck, 384 S.E.2d 710 (S.C. 1989)
• Fontaine v. Peitz, 354 S.E.2d 565 (S.C. 1987)
• Coardes v. State of South Carolina, 206 S.E.2d 264 (S.C. 1974)
• Montogmery v. Mullins, 480 S.E.2d 467 (S.C. Ct. App. 1977)
• McPherson v. Michigan Mut. Ins. Fund, 412 S.E.2d 445 (S.C. Ct. App. 1991)