Professional Background

• Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 2006-present.
• Partner and Senior Partner with Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, LLP, 1989 to 2006. First woman partner with the firm.
• Associate with Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, LLP, 1984 to 1989. First woman associate with the firm.
• Deputy Commissioner, North Carolina Industrial Commission, 1980-1984
• Law Clerk, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1979-1980

Professional Organizations

• North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, 1993-2005
• President 2001-2002
• Present-Elect 2000-2001
• Executive Vice President 1999-2000
• Secretary 1997-1999
• Director 1993-1996
• Chair, North Carolina Defense Fund, 2002-2005
• Chair, North Carolina State Bar Workers’ Compensation Specialization Committee 2003-2005
• North Carolina State Liaison, Defense Research Institute, Workers’ Compensation Section 1998-2005
• Wake County Bar Association
• North Carolina Bar Association
• North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys

Presentations and Publications

• Presenter/author: Job Stress Claims Come of Age: The Evolution of Psychological Injury Claims in North Carolina, North Carolina Association of Self-Insurers Annual Meeting and Educational Conference, April 2-4, 2003
• Presenter/author: "Intrusive" Supervision and "Harsh" Work Environments: "Job Stress" Claims Come of Age, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Spring Meeting, April 23-26, 1998
• Presenter/author: Forms, Procedure and The Rules: The Uncontested Claim, Workers' Compensation and State Tort Claims: Becoming Conversant, North Carolina Bar Foundation, February 18, 1994
• Presenter/author:Revisiting Senate Bill 906:  Workers' Compensation Law and Practice in the '90's, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys Fall Seminar, November 10, 1995
• Presenter/author: Compensation for Disability Under the [Workers' Compensation] Act, Basic Workers' Compensation, North Carolina Bar Foundation, April 3, 1992
• Presenter/author: Current Medical Issues in Workers' Compensation, National Business Institute CLE, November 13, 1990
• Presenter/author: Issues Regarding Provision for Future Medical Expenses in Accident and Occupational Disease Cases, Advanced Workers' Compensation, North Carolina Bar Association, May 11, 1990
• Co-author: Defending Against Total and Permanent Disability Claims, Workers' Compensation, North Carolina Bar Association, May 22, 1987
• Presenter/author: [Industrial] Commission Perspective, Institute on Workers' Compensation, North Carolina Bar Association, October 1-2, 1982

Awards:

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, Workers’ Compensation Section, 1995-2006
• Named one of the Top 50 Female Lawyers by North Carolina Super Lawyer Magazine, 2006
• 2002 Recipient of Defense Research Institute’s Fred H. Sievert Outstanding Defense Bar Leader Award
• Life Member, National Registry of Who’s Who
• Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, 1973
• Phi Beta Kappa, Woman of the Year Award, 1972

Admitted to Practice

• All North Carolina State Courts
• United States Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
• United States District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
• United States District Court Western District of North Carolina

Education

• University of North Carolina School of Law, JD, 1979.
• University of South Carolina, BA, Magna Cum Laude, 1973;