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Don practices primarily in the area of family law and is a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Family Law Specialist. Don's expertise in family law and litigation includes serving as a law professor in North Carolina (Campbell University School of Law) for nine years, and in Chicago (Chicago-Kent College of Law) for two years. In addition, Don assisted North Carolina Superior Court Judges for seven years as an adviser to the NC Pattern Jury Instruction Committee. Prior to joining the law firm, Don also engaged in civil litigation involving all aspects of family law as the Supervising Attorney of a family law clinic operated in collaboration with the NIU College of Law. His litigation background also includes having prosecuted numerous jury trials and bench trials in Illinois as a State s Attorney. Don received his B.S.W., magna cum laude, M.S.W. and J.D., cum laude, from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. While a practicing attorney, Don also successfully completed intensive training at the National Institute for Trial Advocacy at the Notre Dame Law School. Don is licensed to practice law in North Carolina, Illinois and Wisconsin. He is also licensed before the United States Supreme Court and several other federal courts. North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers American Bar Association North Carolina Bar Association Wake County Bar Association North Carolina State Bar President and Director, Glen Arbor Homeowners Association Don has published legal articles in journals distributed nationwide. Don has also been a speaker for Continuing Legal Education programs sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association, the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, the Campbell University Alumni Association and the Wake Forest University School of Law. | 