Private practice, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1896-
Mayor, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1897
City attorney, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1898
Postmaster, Elizabeth City, North Carolina, 1903-1908
Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of North Carolina, 1910-1914
General counsel, Alien Property Custodian, Washington, D.C., 1921-1922
General counsel and manager, Enemy Insurance Company, 1922