Chad is a native Charlottean. Born at Presbyterian hospital in Charlotte in 1970, Chad spent his entire childhood growing up in south Charlotte, where he attended Charlotte Latin School. Upon graduating in 1988, Chad attended Yale University where he graduated after just three years with a B.S. in physics. Chad then went on to obtain a J.D. with honors from UNC Chapel Hill in 1994, where he served as an articles editor on a law journal.

    Since 1994, Chad has been practicing intellectual property law in Charlotte. Chad is a licensed attorney in North Carolina and he is registered as a patent attorney with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. Chad serves as a managing partner at the law firm he established in 2004. A self-taught programmer, Chad also has a software company that he co-founded in 2009 and a patent brokerage company that he started in 2018. A prolific inventor, Chad has 24 patents to his name.

    Chad obtained his N.C. real estate license on July 1, 2020. Before affiliating with Keller Williams in September of 2021, Chad worked on three family residential real estate transactions with Holley totaling $2 million. Since affiliating with Keller Williams, Holley and Chad have closed $5 million, all of which have been listings.

    In February of 2022 Chad became an initial member of the KW Sports and Entertainment Division of Keller Williams (KWSE). Less than 1% of the total licensed agents within Keller Williams are approved to partner with KWSE. The KWSE division provides a concierge-based, premium experience tailored for each client in the sports and entertainment industries.

    Chad is an accomplished overachiever. Leverage his knowledge, experience, and drive as your real estate agent in reaching your goals.