Practice Area Breakdown:
90% Family Law - separation, divorce, child custody, child support, spousal support, equitable distribution

10% General Litigation

I am a native of Charlotte and graduated from Myers Park High School. After college and law school, I moved back to Charlotte and served as a police officer, and as an officer in the N.C. Army National Guard. I focus my law practice primarily on family law and litigation.

I live in Mooresville with my wife and our four children. We both have children from previous relationships, and one child together. I thoroughly understand the difficulties that come with divorce, dividing your assets and debts, and child custody, having to blend two child custody schedules myself. Understanding custody from both a legal and practical perspective, I try to help my clients develop arrangements that truly support their children’s best interests, and that work for the long term. I am passionate about helping parents develop schedules that minimize conflict, and support their children’s growth and development. My practice philosophy avoids or minimizes litigation to the extent we are able to come to a reasonable agreement. If we are not, or if we are dealing with the unreasonable, we have no choice but to fight for what is best for you and your children.

Education:

• Appalachian State University – Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, 2003
• Oklahoma City University School of Law – Juris Doctor (JD), 2006
• Boston University – Master of Criminal Justice, 2009
• University of St. Andrews (Scotland) – CertHE in Terrorism Studies, 2010
• Louisiana State University – Master of Business Administration (MBA), 2022
• New York University – Certificate in Fundamentals of Global Sports Management, 2022

Additional professional experience:

• Police officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (6.5 years). Awarded the Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate by the NC Criminal Justice Education and Training Standards Commission (1200+ arrests including several hundred for DWI / DUI).
• United States Army veteran – Combat Engineer officer with the North Carolina Army National Guard (8.5 years). Deployed overseas to the Middle East to fight terrorism in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• Certified North Carolina Athlete Agent

• State of North Carolina
• United States District Court, Western District of North Carolina
• United States District Court, Middle District of North Carolina
• United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
• United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

• Parent Coordinator
• North Carolina DRC Certified Superior Court Mediator
• North Carolina Certified Family Financial Mediator
• North Carolina DRC Certified Estates, Guardianships, and Special Proceedings Mediator
• South Carolina Board Certified Circuit Court Mediator
• South Carolina Board Certified Family Court Mediator
• Collaborative Family Law certified
• North Carolina Notary Public