Education
Wake Forest University (B.A., 1965; J.D., 1967)
Admission to Bar
1967, North Carolina; 1970, U.S. District, Middle District of N.C. and U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships
Member, High Point Bar Association (President, 1986-87 and Centennial Award Recipient for Community Service, 2001); North Carolina Bar Association (Family Law Section, Family Law Council, Family Law Ethics Committee Chair, Family Law Specialization Exam Committee); North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (President N.C. Chapter, 2001); Chair, Family Law Section of North Carolina Bar Association (2004-2005)
Board Certified Specialist in Family Law since 1990
Community Involvement
- Chairman, Career Service Commission, City of High Point (1977-1983)
- President, Family Service Bureau (1982)
- President, High Point Rotary Club in 1995
- Chairman, Board of High Point Chamber of Commerce in 1983
- Chairman, Board of the High Point Convention & Visitors Bureau from 1986-1990
- Chairman, Furniture Discovery Center from 1993-1996
- Member and Chairman, Guilford County Board of Social Services
- Member, High Point Partners
- Member, Board of Trustees of Wake Forest University 1995-1999, 2000-2004 and 2005-2009
- Member, High Point Economic Development Commission (2003-)
- Elder Deacon, First Presbyterian Church, High Point.
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Mediation & Arbitration Services
Mr. Early is an N.C. Certified Mediator with experience of successfully mediating between 50-100 family law matters, many involving business valuations and other complex equitable distribution issues. In addition, he is an AAML Certified Family Law Arbitrator and has arbitrated matters involving equitable distribution, custody, child support, and alimony.
Publications
- Chapters 4 and 8 (covering Attorney's Fees and Enforcement and Defenses), North Carolina Family Law Marital Claims Book
- Effect of Reconciliation on Separation Agreements and Court Orders, Family Forum (November 1985)
- Current Problems With Equitable Distribution of Pension and Retirement Rights, Family Forum (September 1986)
- Are Stock Options Marital or Separate Property, Family Forum (May 1988)
- Beware: Retirement and IRA Rollover Pitfalls, Family Forum (April 1993)
- Fee Contracts, Family Forum (October 1997)
- Practical Application of the Tax Consequences Amendment in Equitable Distribution, Family Forum (April 2007)
Continuing Legal Education Presentations
- 2006, North Carolina Bar Association - "Good Intentions and the Law of Unintended Consequences: Death and Divorce in N.C." - September 2006
- 2005, North Carolina Bar Association - "Arbitrating the Complex Case by Panel" - September 2005
- 2004, North Carolina Bar Association - "Third Party Torts: The Origin of the Species" - July 2004
- 2003, North Carolina Bar Association - "Post Trial Motions: Rules 52, 59 and 60" - September 2003
- 2002, North Carolina Bar Association - "Divisible Property" - February 2002
- North Carolina Bar Association - "Active and Passive Appreciation" - February 2002
- 1999, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Small Business"
- North Carolina Bar Association - "It's Not Over Until It's Over - Post Trial Motions" - November 1999
- 1998, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Small Business"
- 1997, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Closely Held Corporations & Professional Associations"
- 1996, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Closely Held Corporations & Professional Associations"
- National Association of Certified Valuation Analysts - "Valuation Methodology" - November 1996
- 1995, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Closely Held Corporations & Professional Associations"
- North Carolina Bar Association - "Divisible Property" - November 1995
North Carolina Bar Association - "Post Separation Business Operations" - September 1995
- 1994, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Assets in Equitable Distribution Cases"
- North Carolina Bar Association - "Attorney's Fees and Retainer Agreements in Family Law Matters" - May 1994
- 1993, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Assets in Equitable Distribution Cases"
- North Carolina Bar Association - "Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation" - September 1993
- 1992, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Assets in Equitable Distribution Cases"
- 1991, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Assets in Equitable Distribution Cases"
- North Carolina Bar Association - "Business Valuations" - November 1991
- 1990, Wake Forest University School of Law - "Valuation of Assets in Equitable Distribution Cases"
- 1988, North Carolina Bar Association - "Pleadings in Child Custody Cases" - September 1988
