Benton National Moot Court Competition. Recipient, I. Beverly Lake Award, Excellence in Constitutional Law. Author of published articles in the Campbell Law Observer, The Campbell Law Review, the North Carolina State Bar Journal, the Supreme Court Historical Society's Juridicus, the North Carolina Bar Association JLD Newsletter, Popular Government, and various law enforcement and trade journals. Author of numerous publications for distribution by the N.C. Department of Justice to local and state government agencies. Instructor, Wake Technical Community College, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1996-1998. Legal Counsel, Auctioneer Licensing Board, 1994-2008. North Carolina Board of Barber Examiners, 2007-2011. Special Assistant to Attorney General (now U.S. District Judge) Lacy H. Thornburg, 1985-1991. Assistant Attorney General, 1992-1998. Attorney, North Carolina Alcoholic Beverage Control Commission, 1996-1998.