Represented utility in rate case before the North Carolina Utilities Commission
Represented utility in contested hearing addressing concerns regarding utility’s services before the Utilities Commission
Represented utility in complaint proceeding brought by customer
Helped utility obtain Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to provide new service
Helped client navigate regulatory requirements governing its utility service after receipt of cease and desist notice from the Public Staff—North Carolina Utilities Commission
Negotiated resolution between utility and customer stakeholders in disputed matter before the Utilities Commission
Health Care
Represented hospital in negligent credentialing claims brought by patients involving non-employee physician’s privileges
Represented hospital in medical malpractice claims involving employee caregivers
Represented hospital in medical malpractice claim premised on apparent agency of non-employee physician
Represented hospital in fair hearing process following termination of physician's privileges
Represented hospitals in contract disputes with service providers
Analyzed issues regarding prompt payment discounts for hospital to avoid anti-kickback law and false claims liability.
Defended approval of CON for dialysis client in appeal by competitor before the Office of Administrative Hearings and the North Carolina Court of Appeals
Represented Medicaid providers challenging recoupment of payments by N.C. Department of Health & Human Services, Division of Medical Assistance, including audits where State extrapolated the results
Represented Medicaid behavioral health provider in appeal of decision by local management entity/managed care organization (LME/MCO) in appeal of decision by MCO terminating provider's contract to provide services in catchment area
Defended approval of CON for new nursing home by three denied applicants before the Office of Administrative Hearings and on appeal to the North Carolina Court of Appeals
Appealed State's denial of CON application by dialysis provider in competitive CON review before the Office of Administrative Hearings
Defended approval of CON for ambulatory surgical center in administrative appeals by competing applicants before the Office of Administrative Hearings and on appeal to the North Carolina Court of Appeals
Defended approval of CON for MRI provider in administrative appeals by competing applicants before the Office of Administrative Hearings and on appeal to the North Carolina Court of Appeals and the North Carolina Supreme Court
Defended State's denial of Certificate of Need (CON) application by physician group for new diagnostic center for client who provides similar services in the service area
Represented mobile MRI provider in appeal of State agency order to cease and desist providing services on military base in North Carolina without state agency approval
Real Estate Litigation
Litigated numerous claims for breach of retail lease agreements and personal guaranties on behalf of commercial landlords
Assisted commercial and residential landlords through the eviction process, including summary ejectment hearings, appeals to district court, and post-eviction issues regarding tenants' property left in premises
Reviewed and analyzed lease agreements for both landlords and tenants
Assisted commercial landlords with various issues such as prohibited uses by tenants, disputes regarding common areas, unauthorized assignments of leases by tenants, enforcement of tenant exclusivity provisions, nuisances created by tenants, and lien claims on leased premises
Represented national retailer at trial challenging landlord's calculation of pass-through expenses provided for in lease
Represented commercial landlord on appeal to North Carolina Court of Appeals challenging trial court's decision on landlord's breach of lease claim
Represented commercial landlord on appeal to North Carolina Court of Appeals defending trial court's decision on landlord's breach of guaranty claim
Represented commercial landlord in lease dispute with tenant where zoning code prohibited tenant's intended use of premises
Assisted client with enforcement of judgment lien on properties that had been sold subject to judgment lien
Analyzed issues regarding vested rights to continued use in light of zoning ordinance changes
Represented general contractor in lien claim on shopping center
Represented subcontractor in dispute over claim of lien on funds relating to construction of office building
Represented landowners in condemnation proceedings
Assisted landowner with claim for inverse condemnation where flooding was created by neighboring project
Assisted client in obtaining temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction related to neighboring landowner's blocking of client's easement
