County Attorney for Onslow County, North Carolina and Senior member of law firm with concentration in the areas of construction, lien law, land use, boundary disputes, access and road disputes, drainage disputes, private and commercial development, leases, zoning, land planning, municipal enforcement actions, easements, eminent domain, local government and municipal law, permitting federal law, and alternate dispute resolution. Arbitrator, American Arbitration Association (Construction and Commercial Panels). Certified mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission, and American Arbitration Association. County Attorney for Onslow County, North Carolina.

Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel for $60+ million construction company composed of two general contracting companies, a commercial development company, a heavy mechanical/plumbing company, a water and sewer utility company, a residential home building company, and a residential heating and air conditioning company. Responsible for all consolidated operational divisions including legal division, business development division, maintenance division, safety division, and human resources division. Expertise in federal procurement, federal construction, commercial development, private liens, state liens, federal liens, and labor/employment issues involving the operation of a multifaceted construction company.

Litigation and corporate attorney concentrating in commercial development, construction, land use, land valuation, eminent domain, federal contracts, federal procurement, and employment law. Further concentration on understanding the operation of federal government agencies and unraveling/solving client issues with such agencies.

Appellate litigation and water-rights attorney. Condemnation counsel for construction of public/private tollway around City of Denver; Civil Rights action under 42 U.S.C. 1983 against City of Aspen; inverse condemnation action against City of Denver for noise avigation easements arising from operation of Denver International Airport; urban renewal and redevelopment; and development of water rights. Argued before the Colorado Supreme Court, Colorado Court of Appeals, and prepared requests for certiorari to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Lead attorney for labor and employment law issues for all East-Coast Marine Corps installations. Litigation before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Merit Systems Protection Board, U.S. District Court, and U.S. Circuit Courts. Representative on Secretary of Navy's Alternative Dispute Resolution working group. Lead attorney for mediation and alternate dispute resolution initiatives. Lead attorney for East Coast legal issues associated with Marine Corps' retail, services, recreation, and entertainment industries.

Department head for administrative and civil law issues; lead attorney for labor and employment issues.

Lead attorney for coordination of classified litigation involving the White House and the National Security Counsel. White House Representative to Interagency Iran-Contra Task Force. Projects included coordination of Iran-Contra discovery and litigation; Haitian refugee litigation; "October Surprise" investigation, and review of proposed federal legislation. National Security Council Representative to War Crimes Coordination Committee.

Special counsel to classified compartmentalized defense activity operating out of the Office of the Secretary of Defense (then Secretary Dick Chaney). Responsibilities included commercial law, government contract, fiscal, and employment law. Operations remain classified.

Senior Editor, Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy
President, Harvard Law School Veterans Association

Responsible for leadership and training of Marine Corps Recruit Company composed of five officers, thirty drill instructors, and up to 1200 recruits per recruit training series.