Attorney Profiles

John (Johnny) has enjoyed and endured almost forty years of litigation experience beginning with a variety of criminal and civil cases.  Construction litigation has always dominated his litigation agenda, however, and for the last twenty-five years, his practice has been almost exclusively focused on this area of practice with an occasional foray into other areas of the law if the calling should be irresistible. 

Johnny has enjoyed an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell since 1985 in recognition of his high level of legal ability while maintaining high adherence to the professional standards of conduct, ethics, reliability and diligence.  He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America in construction law, and he has been recognized by his peers every year from 2004 through 2008 by Business North Carolina magazine as a member of North Carolina's Legal Elite in construction law.  He has also been named by his peers as one of North Carolina's Super Lawyers in construction/surety law, Law & Politics magazine every year since its first publication in North Carolina in 2006.

Areas of Practice

• Construction / Surety Law
• Commercial Law
• Government Contracts

Litigation Percentage

• 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Committee, 1994
• AAA Commercial Panel of Arbitrators, 1979
• Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina, 1994

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina, 1970
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Education

• University of North Carolina School of Law, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1970
  Juris Doctorate
  Honors: Order of the Coif
  Law Review: University of North Carolina, Staff Writer, 1969 - 1970
  
  
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA, 1966
  A.B.
  Major: Economics
  
  

Honors and Awards

• Order of the Coif
• Best Lawyers in America, Construction Law
• North Carolina Legal Elite, Construction Law, Business North Carolina, 2004 - Present
• Super Lawyers, Construction/Surety Law, Law & Politics, 2006 - Present

Professional Associations and Memberships

• North Carolina Bar Association, Construction Law Section
  Member
  
  
• Durham City Council, 1971 - 1975
  Elected Alderman-at-Large
  
  

Birth Information

• 1944, Durham, North Carolina, United States of America