J.D. currently concentrates his practice on property tax foreclosures, performing title work and giving title opinions in connection with commercial real estate deals, and estate administration. He has been licensed in North Carolina since 1999 and has spent his entire 25-plus year career with Ruff, Bond, Cobb, Wade & Bethune, LLP. He is a graduate of Davidson College (B.A., 1996) and the University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1999). J.D. serves on the Advisory Board of The Salvation Army of Greater Charlotte and the Board of Directors for Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina, has served as a member of the Board of Directors of Friends of Accion, Inc. (supporting Accion Ministries), was Treasurer of the Mecklenburg Optimist Club for over a decade, and is an active congregant and Elder of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte as well as a member of the Rotary Club of Charlotte. He is a frequent volunteer with NourishUp, Habitat for Humanity, and various other non-profits, and was awarded the Mecklenburg Ministries “Bridge Builder” award in 2025 in recognition of his service to the community.