Municipal and Public Sector
The firm has extensive experience in the full range of municipal law. The firm has been counsel to the Town of Kernersville since 1976 and has been counsel to other governmental entities on special projects. We have expertise and over twenty-five years of experience in representation of governing bodies, Planning Boards, Boards of Adjustment; drafting Ordinances, land use Codes and Plans, and local Legislation; negotiating and drafting Annexation and inter-local governmental Agreements, Developer Agreements, developing Ordinance and Administrative Enforcement procedures, Condemnation cases; Zoning, Subdivision and other Planning matters; advising on purchasing and public body requirements, environmental matters, employment and personnel matters, land use matters, and defending annexation challenges and appeals.

Personal Injury and Wrongful Death
The firm assists clients who are seeking compensation for injuries or death caused as a result of someone else’s negligence.

Litigation
The firm assists Plaintiff and Defendant, individual and corporate clients, in matters requiring civil litigation in all State and Federal courts.

Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution
The firm offers mediation and other alternative dispute resolution services in both the domestic/family law and general civil Superior Court areas.  These services can be chosen by parties to various types of disputes as an alternative to costly litigation, or as a means of resolving matters that are being litigated without the expense and trauma of a full trial of the issues posed.  In the domestic/family law area, both mediation and arbitration are offered for a broad range of issues, including equitable distribution (or division of marital property), custody/mediation/child support, and related civil matters.  In the general civil Superior Court area, our certified mediator assists in the resolution of numerous civil matters, including but not limited to personal injury, contract, business and farm dispute matters.  The firm’s mediator is certified in both the domestic/family law area and the civil Superior Court area by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission.  

Real Estate
The firm assists everyone from the first-time home buyer to the corporate client involved in complex real property transactions. Services we offer include drafting of deeds, Notes, Deeds of Trust, and other real property documents; closing attorneys for residential purchases, including loan transactions; developer representation for subdivision development including negotiations, property acquisition, appearance for rezoning matter, and preparation of protective covenants, and coordination of all facets of real property development; preparation of commercial leases, shopping center leases, option agreements, release agreements, and related transactions.

Estate Administration & Estate Planning
The firm provides assistance to individuals in need of assistance in the administration of Estates as well as those desiring estate planning services including assisting Administrators, Executors, and Guardians in all aspects of estate administration and preparation of estate planning documents including Wills, Trusts, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Powers of Attorney, Living Wills, and related documents.

Criminal and Traffic
The firm maintains an active practice in the State District and Superior Courts. The services provided by the firm include Court representation of persons cited for both minor and more serious traffic and criminal law violations and charges.

Miscellaneous Matters
Some of the other areas within which the attorneys of the firm represent clients include Social Security disability claims, appeals of State Agency actions or determinations, appearances before, and negotiations with, governmental and quasi-governmental officials and organizations, defense of various miscellaneous civil actions, and appeals of lower court decisions.