Obtained the dismissal of investors in a professional school from multiple lawsuits filed by former students in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina and the North Carolina Business Court. Krebs v. Charlotte School of Law, LLC, 2017 WL 3202 831 (W.D.N.C. July 27, 2017); Herrera v. Charlotte School of Law, LLC, 2018 WL 944396 (N.C. Bus. Ct. Feb. 14, 2018) (multiple cases)

Represented Regions Bank in multiparty lawsuit involving breach of fiduciary duty and unfair and deceptive trade practices claims arising from the administration of a trust. Lawsuit was resolved during jury trial in the North Carolina Business Court. 

Obtained reversal of trial court’s dismissal of fraudulent transfer action, convincing the North Carolina Court of Appeals to recognize claim of “reverse piercing” of the corporate veil. Fischer Investment Capital, Inc. v. Catawba Development Corporation, 689 S.E.2d 143 (N.C. App. 2009).

Represented manufacturer of synthetic textile manufacturing equipment in action filed by textile manufacturer in the U.S. District for the Southern District of Mississippi. Court granted client’s motion to compel arbitration in South Carolina, client’s home jurisdiction. 

Defended law firm against claims involving former partner in Louisiana state court trial. Obtained verdict for law firm affirmed on appeal. 

Obtained dismissal and affirmance of dismissal of unfair trade practices counterclaim against supplier of building products. National Gypsum Co. v. Ace Wholesale, Inc., 738 So. 2d 128 (La. App. 1999). 

Represented lender in putative class action alleging violations of the Truth-in-Lending Act. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia granted client’s motion to stay and compel individual arbitration. Hopkins v. World Acceptance Corp., 798 F. Supp. 2d 1339 (N.D. Ga. 2011).

Served as co-counsel for lender in putative class action based on alleged breach of consumer data. The Panel on Multidistrict Litigation consolidated all claims for pretrial proceedings in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, which granted clients’ motion to compel individual arbitration and denied plaintiffs’ motion for § 1292 certification. Spinozzi v. LendingTree, LLC, 2009 WL 1259351 (W.D.N.C. May 5, 2009), affirmed, 456 Fed. Appx. 234 (4th Cir. 2011) (per curiam).

Represented lender in class action in the North Carolina Business Court in which borrowers claimed violations of various state and federal lending laws. Parties resolved dispute in mediation between dispositive motions and trial.

Defended consumer lenders in several dozen individual actions in state, federal and bankruptcy courts involving claims under state usury laws, state unfair trade practices and debt collection laws, the Truth-in-Lending Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and various other federal and state laws.

Obtained judgment of dismissal of financial services company in employment action alleging violations of Title VII and Section 1983. Lawrence v. Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America, 2018 WL 4186417 (W.D.N.C. Aug. 31, 2018).

Obtained summary judgment for nonprofit organization and its executive director on claims relating to termination of parental rights. Successfully argued on behalf of all defendants, including public bodies, judges and other nonprofit organizations, to affirm the dismissal based on Rooker-Feldman and substantiality doctrines. Stratton v. Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services, 2013 WL 2364587 (4th Cir. May 31, 2013).

Obtained summary judgment for newspaper publishing company on claims of race and national origin discrimination, hostile work environment and retaliation. Delon v. News & Observer Publishing Co., 2007 WL 5433774 (M.D.N.C. Nov. 5, 2007), affirmed, 277 Fed. Appx. 278 (4th Cir. 2008) (per curiam).

Obtained summary judgment for newspaper publishing company on claims of religious discrimination filed by U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. EEOC v. News & Observer Publishing Co., 180 F. Supp. 2d 763 (E.D.N.C. 2001).

Defended transportation company in trial of claims by quadriplegic passenger. Louisiana trial court rendered minimal award for plaintiff, and verdict was affirmed after plaintiff appealed the amount. Hasberry v. RTA, 796 So. 2d 938 (Table) (La. App. 2001).