About
Tony’s more than fifty years of practice have been spent primarily in a courtroom. Tony focuses on civil litigation, including personal injury, insurance defense, contract disputes, real estate litigation, construction litigation, and business disputes.
Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (A.B., 1958; LLB, 1963)
- Phi Delta Phi
Honors & Distinctions
- NCDRC Certified Superior Court Mediator
- Martindale Hubbell “AV” rating
- North Carolina State Bar’s John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award
- Robert Elster Award for Professional Excellence
Bar & Affiliations
- North Carolina State Bar
- Disciplinary Hearing Commission (1986-92)
- United States District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
- First Judicial District Bar
- North Carolina State Bar Association (Former President)
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- International Association of Insurance Counsel
- Association of Insurance Attorneys
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Former President)
- Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina (1988-2012, Former Chair)
- Georgia Lawyers Insurance Company (2002-08)
- North Carolina State Bar Plan for Interest on Lawyer’s Trust Accounts, Board of Directors (1993-2003)
- North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission (2007-13)
- American Bar Association
Personal & Community
- Christ Episcopal Church
- Diocese of East Carolina
- Elizabeth City Rotary Club (Former President)