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With an extensive trial résumé, Brian centers his practice on the defense of transportation liability claims involving large commercial trucks and buses, medical negligence cases, insurance coverage litigation, insurance bad faith and extra-contractual litigation, and insurance regulatory matters including representation of the North Carolina Rate Bureau and the North Carolina Reinsurance Facility. Brian has litigated cases to verdict in many state and federal courts in North Carolina and has handled appeals in both state and federal appellate courts. His trial experience also includes products liability, construction liability and premises liability cases. Brian is certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission to conduct mediated settlement conferences in Superior Court cases. He is available to conduct mediations in most North Carolina counties.

Brian has held important leadership positions within the Bar and is well-connected throughout the state. In particular, Brian is a past president of the Wake County Bar Association and the North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, and a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), the International Association of Defense Counsel and the International Society of Barristers. He holds an AV Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Brian’s hobbies include traveling, college and professional sports and sailing.

Location
  • 3101 Glenwood Avenue, Suite 200
    P.O. Box 31627
    Raleigh, NC 27622-1627
Education
  • North Carolina Central University, J.D.
  • The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.A.
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, 1995
Affiliations
  • Capital City Lawyers Association - President (2014-present)
  • Defense Research Institute - North Carolina State Representative (2011-2012)
  • N.C. Association of Defense Attorneys - Past President (2008-2009)
  • N.C. Bar Association - Board of Governors (2001-2004)
  • Tenth Judicial District Bar - President (2016)
  • Wake County Bar Association - President (2016)
Court Admissions
  • U.S. District Courts for North Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
  • U.S. Supreme Court

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 for work in:
  • Litigation - Insurance
Awards:
  • Listed in North Carolina Super Lawyers® (2010-2017)
  • Recognized by the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals for Excellence in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution.
  • Member, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Insurance Law
  • Mediation
  • Medical Malpractice Law - Defendants
  • Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants
  • Transportation Law

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