Carol brings a unique approach to the practice of law having significant experience both as a litigator and as a transactional attorney. As a seasoned litigator, Carol has practiced in the state trial courts and federal courts, including motions practice, discovery disputes, jury selection, and trying cases to verdict. Her litigation practice also encompasses appellate court matters having briefed and argued cases before the North Carolina Court of Appeals and North Carolina Supreme Court.

On the transactional side, Carol has significant experience in the areas of business and corporate law, estate planning, and commercial real estate. Her commercial real estate practice includes representing landlords and tenants in leasing single and multi-tenant facilities, and representing buyers and sellers in the purchase and sale of commercial real estate with transactions ranging from a few hundred thousand dollars to multi-million dollar deals.

Carol strives to provide her clients with effective representation, which includes tailoring each case to the client’s specific needs and goals. Her litigation experience provides an invaluable benefit as potential issues that often lead to litigation are discovered early on and strategies are developed to mitigate or minimize the risk of litigation to the client.

Areas of Practice

• Business Litigation
• Contract
• Commercial Real Estate
• Business and Corporate law
• Personal Injury
• Estate Planning

Bar Admissions

• North Carolina State Bar
• U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina

Professional Memberships

• North Carolina Bar Association
• Mecklenburg County Bar Association

Education

• Charlotte School of Law, Charlotte, North Carolina, May 2010
  Juris Doctor
• University of Edinburgh School of Law, Edinburgh, Scotland
  Sponsored by William Mitchell College of Law, Study Abroad
• Florida State University, London, England
  Sponsored by William Mitchell College of Law, Study Abroad
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, May 2005
  B.A., cum laude, Psychology and Criminal Justice

Representative Matters

• Represented business against municipality for negligent interpretation of ordinances that led to business shut down, multiple six figure judgment obtained in favor of business owner following week long jury trial;
• Obtained multiple six figure settlement on behalf of estate in wrongful death action following fatal crash caused by negligent driver;
• Obtained dismissal with prejudice in favor of tenant in breach of contract of action filed by prior landlord following week long bench trial;
• Obtained voluntary dismissal with prejudice in favor of business for breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract and related claims;
• Represented Seller in multi-million dollar transaction for the sale of a multi-tenant facility, which included the negotiation and drafting of loan documents related to seller financing, and a reverse 1031 exchange;
• Represented veterinary clinic in the purchase of land from a national grocery retailer for the purpose of ground up construction for a new clinic, which included the negotiation of the purchase contract, negotiation and drafting of easements necessary for development, and further representation throughout the Small Business Administration loan process, city and county permitting, and the closing.