Dakota provides a full range of legal services to clients in the real estate industry. His practice assists real estate owners, developers, and individuals with complex issues, such as purchase agreements, title problems, closing transactions, negotiating loan documents, permit approval, and lease agreements.

Dakota also devotes a portion of his practice to advising community association boards and members regarding forming new associations, corporate governance, procedural requirements, governing document amendments, fiduciary duties, inspection rights, collection issues, and rule adoption and enforcement.

Prior to joining the firm, Dakota was an intern for North Carolina Business Court Judge Michael Robinson. He also served as a summer associate for Ward and Smith.  

Dakota received his law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law, where he served as an articles editor for the North Carolina Journal of Law & Technology. He was also a member of the Holderness Moot Court Corporate Team and earned the Gressman and Pollitt Oral Advocacy Award.