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North Carolina Board Certified Workers Compensation Specialist

Edward, a Taylorsville native, knew from a young age that his calling in life was to be an attorney. Some of his earliest memories involve watching his father at his law office. Over the years, his desire to help others through legal work has only grown stronger. Edward is a third-generation lawyer, and it brings him immense pride to practice in the same building as both his father and grandfather before him.

An avid Tar Heel fan, Edward attended UNC Chapel Hill for his undergraduate studies. He received degrees in both economics and public policy.

For his legal education, Edward...

I am a native North Carolinian. I graduated from Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University in 1991. I was admitted to the North Carolina State Bar in 1991. I worked as a Law Clerk on the North Carolina Supreme Court and the North Carolina Court of Appeals. I served as an Assistant Attorney General. I began my career in workers' compensation law by serving as a Deputy Commissioner of the NC Industrial Commission from 1994-2000. I have been in private practice representing injured employees for the last 19 years. In...