Graduate of the NC Central University School of Law; served on the NC Central Law Review

Graduate of Pembroke University, recognized as a Chancellor’s List student for academic excellence

Former Special Deputy Attorney General for the NC Department of Justice

Former Assistant Attorney General for litigation at the NC Department of Justice

Former Assistant District Attorney in Halifax County

Former President of the Halifax County Bar Association

Former Chair of the Criminal Justice Chair at the NC Bar Association

Former President of Roanoke Rapids Rotary

Member of the Masonic Lodge & Scottish Rite Consistory