DeVore Acton & Stafford, P.A. 245 Addison Building 831 E Morehead St Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-2711 Phone: (704) 377-5242 Fax: (704) 332-2825 E-mail: fdevore@devact.com Current Employment Positions: Partner, since 1982 Areas Of Practice: Construction Law Personal Injury Condemnation Medical Malpractice Premises Liability ERISA Insurance Bad Faith Bar Admissions: North Carolina, 1982 North Carolina United States Federal Court, 1982 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1985 U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina, 1982 U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina, 1982 U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1982 U.S. Supreme Court, 1995 Education: J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence, Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, NC - Honors: Order of the Barristers, Chief Justice Moot Court Board Master of Arts in Communication, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1977 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1975 Published Works: Public School Searches & the Fourth Amendment, Journal of Law and Education Vol. 11, No. 1, January, 1982 Imposition of a Constructive Trust Under North Carolina State Law, Wake Forest Law Review Vol. 19, No. 2, April, 1983 Construction Lien Law in North Carolina, Seminar Manual for Lorman Education Services, 1999 Construction Lien Law in North Carolina, Seminar Manual for Lorman Education Services, 2000 Is Anyone or Everyone an Expert? NC Superior Court Judges Conference, July, 2002 Professional Associations and Memberships: North Carolina State Bar, 1982 - Present North Carolina State Bar Association, 1982 - Present North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers Association of Trial Lawyers of America Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt Inn of Court: (Vice President) Martindale-Hubbell (AV Rated) Personal Information: Born May 24, 1953, Charlotte, North Carolina. Representative Clients: Admiral's Quarters Condominium Association, Dilworth Heights Condominium Association, Beazer Homes, John Wieland Homes, Portrait Homes, Independence Nissan