Education: Appalachian State University (B.M., cum laude, 1997); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2003). Member, Holderness Moot Court Bench.

Member: North Carolina State Bar, American Bar Association, National Council of School Attorneys, North Carolina Council of School Attorneys, North Carolina State Personnel Commission; North Carolina Association of Community College Attorneys.

Areas of Practice: Education Law; Public Sector Law; Copyright Law.

Representative Clients:

• Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College, full-time counsel
• Asheville City Board of Education, full-time counsel
• Avery County Board of Education, full-time counsel
• Buncombe County Board of Education, full-time counsel
• Burke County Board of Education, special matters
• Haywood County Board of Education, special matters
• Henderson County Board of Education, full-time counsel
• Jackson County Board of Education, full-time counsel
• Lincoln County Board of Education, special matters
• Macon County Board of Education, special matters
• Madison County Board of Education, full-time counsel
• McDowell County Board of Education, special matters
• Mitchell County Board of Education, special matters
• Polk County Board of Education, special matters
• Rutherford County Board of Education, full-time counsel
• Swain County Board of Education, special matters
• Transylvania County Board of Education, full-time counsel
• Watauga County Board of Education, special matters
• Yancey County Board of Education, special matters
• Blue Ridge Community College, special matters
• North Carolina School Boards Trust
• Housing Authority of the City of Asheville

Presentations:

• Furman University: Risk Management: "Hazing on the College Campus" (March 13, 2004)
• Florida State University: Risk Management: "Hazing on the College Campus" (March 20, 2004)
• Lincoln County Board of Education: "Sexual Harassment, Duty to Report Child Abuse, Bullying/Hazing; Exceptional Children Issues; Teachers Code of Conduct, Duties of Teachers and Grounds for Dismissal" (August 11, 2005)
• North Carolina School Boards Association: "Distribution of Outside Literature in the Classroom" (February 16, 2006)
• Madison County Schools In-Service: "Seclusion and Restraint, Work with Marginal Employees, IDEA 2004, Student Admissions, NCLB, and FERPA" (June 6, 2006)
• Haywood County Schools In-Service: "Financial Safeguards, Section 504 Students, Enrollment of Students Subject to a Custody Agreement/Order, and Seclusion and Restraint" (June 21, 2006)
• Watauga County Schools In-Service: "Seclusion and Restraint,  Student Admissions, Working with Marginal Employees,  Liability Issues Surrounding Job Recommendations, Religion in the Schools, FERPA, and Sexual Harassment" (July 11, 2006)
• Burke County Board of Education: "Seclusion and Restraint, Student Admissions, IDEA Discipline, Liability Issues Surrounding Job Recommendations, FERPA, Section 504, Discipline under IDEA 2004, Sexual Harassment" (July 26, 2006)
• Macon County Board of Education: Administrator's In-Service: Financial Safeguards, 504, Enrollment of Students Subject to a Custody Agreement/Order, Seclusion and Restraint, Sexual Harassment, IDEA 2004 (August 1, 2006)
• Lincoln County Board of Education: New Teacher Orientation - Teachers In-Service Presentation: Sexual Harassment, Duty to Report Child Abuse, Bullying/Hazing, Exceptional Children Issues, Duties of Teachers and Grounds for Dismissal, Negligence (August 16, 2006)
• Cherokee County Schools County-Wide Staff Development: Keeping Kids Safe: Sexual Harassment and Confidentiality (August 21, 2006)
• North Carolina School Boards Association: "Evolution vs. Intelligent Design" (October 18, 2006)
• Haywood County Board of Education: "Special Education In-Service" (November 20, 2006)
• Mitchell County Schools Presentation: "School Board Training" (February 27, 2007) 
• Principal's Executive Program: "Basic Principles of NC Tort Liability Law" (March 6, 2007)
• North Carol ina Bar Association, Education Section Annual Meeting: "Technology in Social Networking" (April 4, 2007)
• Madison County Board of Education: "Administrators' In-Service: Employment Law, Student Issues and School Legislation" (July 25, 2007)
• Yancey County Board of Education: "Administrators' In-Service: Employment Law, Student Issues and School Legislation" (July 25, 2007)
• North Carolina Council of School Attorneys: "Technology in Social Networking" (July 27, 2007)
• Lincoln County Board of Education: "Administrators' In-Service" (August 14, 2007)
• Cherokee County Board of Education: "New Teacher In-Service" (August 20, 2007)
• Haywood County Schools Presentation:  "Distribution of Outside Literature in the Classroom - the Rules" (September 5, 2007)
• WRESA Presentation: "Student Admission Requirements and Model Affidavits" (October 9, 2007)
• WRESA Presentation: "Working with Marginal Employees" (October 9, 2007)
• WRESA Presentation: "Student Admission Requirements and Model Affidavits" (December 11, 2007)
• Weaverville Town Council Training (November 29, 2007)
• NWRESA Presentation: "Non-Renewal of Administrator and Probationary Teacher Contracts" (December 12, 2007)
• North Carolina School Boards Association Presentation: "Building Schools Through the Use of Certificates of Participation (COPS)" (January 15, 2008)
• North Carolina School Boards Association Presentation: "The Budget Dispute Process – A General Overview" (January 15, 2008)
• Madison County Board of Education: "Administrators' In-Service: Special Education" (July 25, 2008)
• Macon County Board of Education: "Administrators' In-Service: Special Education" (July 29, 2008)
• WRESA Presentation: "Administrators' Legal In-Service Training" (July 30, 2008)