After receiving his law degree in 1986, Jim practiced law in Raleigh for a few years before moving to Greenville, where he has handled a wide variety of legal matters and been actively involved in the community for more than 30 years. As a result of his practice and reputation, he has been repeatedly named to Best Lawyers in America, North Carolina’s Legal Elite, and North Carolina Super Lawyers, and has earned an AV®Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell®, the highest recognition possible in the legal industry, for his professionalism and ethical standards.
Practice Areas
- Environmental Law
- Groundwater & Soil Contamination
- Underground Storage Tanks
- Wetlands
- Brownfields
- Zoning & Land Use
- Condemnation/Inverse Condemnation
- Contracts/Leases
- Business Disputes
Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, J.D., 1986
- Campbell University, B.A. in Government/Pre-Law, Summa Cum Laude, 1983
Associations and Memberships
- American Bar Association
- North Carolina Bar Association
- North Carolina State Bar
- Pitt County Bar Association
Admitted
- 1986 North Carolina