Through his varied background, John is ideally suited to pursue or to defend appeals. Now a sole practitioner and a law professor of appellate advocacy and other subjects, John has also practiced at both large and small law firms in North Carolina. Most recently, John practiced at a small firm for four years, primarily representing individuals and plaintiffs. Before that, he practiced at a large firm for seven years, mostly representing corporate defendants. John’s appellate qualifications include:

• Associate Professor at Wake Forest University School of Law,
  teaching Appellate Advocacy and other subjects
   
• Active in North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, including
  member of Amicus Committee and course planner for seminar on appeals
   
• AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell
   
• Member of Anderson Korzen & Associates, P.C. for four years, with
  an appellate and trial practice primarily representing plaintiffs
   
• Associate at Smith Helms Mulliss & Moore, L.L.P. for seven years,
  working closely with former North Carolina Chief Justice Jim Exum in
  firm’s appellate practice group
   
• Law clerk to the late Sam J. Ervin, III, then Chief Judge of the
  United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

John is equally qualified for state or federal appeals. In addition to handling many state appeals, John has significant federal appellate experience. After law school, he clerked for the late Chief Judge Sam J. Ervin, III on the Fourth Circuit, assisting the Judge with more than 50 appeals, drafting 24 Fourth Circuit opinions, and observing approximately 100 oral arguments. In recent years, he has made 10 oral arguments to the Fourth Circuit and handled numerous federal civil and criminal appeals. He regularly makes CLE presentations regarding Fourth Circuit case law updates and Fourth Circuit practice.

John works well with trial counsel and their clients because he has been “in the trenches” himself. He knows firsthand how decisions are made at the trial court level. For 11 years, John had an active trial court practice as well as an appellate practice. He had jury trials in both state and federal court, as well as numerous dispositive motion and workers compensation hearings. During law school, John also spent a summer clerking for the late James B. McMillan, Jr., United States District Judge for the Western District of North Carolina.

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