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This article still reads like a resume. I added the NPOV template - is that too much? I am looking for reliable sources per Wikipedia:BLP. Found this. Does anyone have further suggestions for good sources? I would be willing to work on the article if we can find more. Thanks. MisterRandomized (talk) 06:50, 7 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, while the entry as a whole in Wikipedia should be WP:NPOV, individual WP:RSs do not have to be neutral. It's often better to have conflicting opinions, and give the reader both opposing views.
According to WP:BIASED, "Wikipedia articles are required to present a neutral point of view. However, reliable sources are not required to be neutral, unbiased, or objective. Sometimes non-neutral sources are the best possible sources for supporting information about the different viewpoints held on a subject." --Nbauman (talk) 01:37, 9 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
The Charlotte Observer article provides some good facts. Good source. I agree on inappropriate tone in this article - have moved private practice to end and deleted list of areas of law - common to small-town firm. This article is not supposed to be an advertisement for his firm. Will be working to fill in some facts on his early life and entry into student gov't and politics. Parkwells (talk) 14:02, 17 May 2016 (UTC)[reply]
