Attorney Profile

I currently handle complex civil litigation cases for several local law firms. The lawyers in these firms are wonderful practitioners in areas such as criminal defense and real estate transactions, but they do not handle complex injury cases. These types of cases are completely different.  They are expensive, time-consuming, and require in-depth knowledge of personal injury law. I can help you with your complex injury case as well. Please contact me for a referral.

So you know that your client is well-represented, please review a few of my professional highlights below:

Wake Forest Law School - J.D. 1999, National Trial Team regional winner and Elite Eight in the nation.

Former Director of Litigation - At Crumley & Associates, I led a team of 4 attorneys and 5 paralegals as supervising attorney.

Adjunct Trial Practice Professor - I teach foundational trial skills and advocacy to students at Elon Law School.

Verdicts - I have recently brought 15 civil cases to jury trial and have lost only one. By "lost", I mean that I obtained a verdict less than the last offer. Of course, as you know, I do not guarantee results - but I do guarantee that I will fight hard for your clients.

I have an excellent supporting team:

David Sherrill - Of Counsel: David assists in our nursing home cases, providing insight and knowledge from his unique background as a lawyer and a registered nurse.

Jim Roane - My father, pulled out of retirement to perform investigations.

Meranda Marshall - Our certified paralegal who actually runs the whole show.

Areas of Practice

• Nursing Home
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Medical Malpractice
• Criminal Defense
• Real Estate Transactions

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1999
  J.D.
  Honors: National Trial Team Regional Winner and Elite Eight in the Nation
  Honors: Most Outstanding Advocate - from North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers
  Honors: Dean Search Committee- March 2007 helped select the new dean of the law
  
  
• The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, 1992
  Honors: Cum Laude
  Honors: Worked as a supervisor at UPS, two-term President of Tau Kappa Epsilon
  
  

Published Works

• Wreck Plaintiff Wins $29,000 Verdict for Neck Injury Despite No Car Damage, Lawyers Weekly, January, 2004
• Family of Alzheimer's Nursing Home Resident Gets $275,000 Verdict After Fatal Fall, Lawyers Weekly, May, 2005
• Jury Award Family in Nursing Home Suit ($480,000), The Dispatch Lexington NC, November, 2006
• Mental Health Reform Flaws, Laid Bare, Greensboro News & Record, April, 2008
• Mother Permanently Injured in Head-on Collision Settles Case ($3.8 million), Lawyers Weekly, October, 2008

Classes/Seminars Taught

• Adjunct Trial Practice Professor - Foundational Trial Skills and Advocacy, Elon Law School
• Elder Law Class on nursing home negligence issues, GTCC, 2007 - 2008
• Don't Lose Your Case Before You Even Get Started: Rules 9(j) and 702- Special Considerations in Nursing Home Cases, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2007
• The Arbitration of a Nursing Home Case- from Start to Finish, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2008
• Nursing Home Cases- Basic Traps for the Unwary, North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, 2008
• Disaster Preparedness for Nursing Homes, Piedmont Triad Council of Governments, 2006
• Don't Lose Your Case Before You Even Get Started: Rules 9(j) and 702- Special Considerations in Nursing Home Cases, Guilford County Paralegal Association, 2007
• Disaster Preparedness for Nursing Homes, Cleveland County Department of Social Services, 2006

Honors and Awards

• Legal Elite 2007 - Top attorney in North Carolina under the age of 40 for 2007. BUSINESS NC Magazine polled 17,885 licensed attorneys in North Carolina who chose the winner., 2007

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Friends of Residents in Long Term Care
  
  
• Inns of Court
  
  
• American Advocates for Justice
  
  
• North Carolina Bar Association
  
  
• North Carolina Advocates for Justice
  Vice President of the Nursing Home Division, & Order of Service Award
  
  
• Guilford County Nursing Home Advisory Committee, 2005 - Present
  
  

Past Employment Positions

• Elon Law School, Adjunct Trial Practice Professor