A former independent contractor has filed a lawsuit a-gainst Alamance County’s government for allegedly failing to pay more than $157,000 for information technology services he claims to have provided to the county between July 2024 and March 2025.
The lawsuit was filed in Alamance County civil superior court by Mike Caf-frey, former vice president and partner in Avero Infrastructure, an IT company based in Mary-ville, Tennessee. Caf-frey is now self-employed as an IT modernization consultant, according to his online resume.
Avero Infrastructure provided services to streamline operations and eliminate inefficiencies within the county’s IT department, based on the lawsuit that Caffrey filed against the county government earlier this month.
Caffrey claims to have sent Alamance County manager Heidi York four invoices in May 2025 for IT services related expenses, which he alleges that the county has refused to pay. The first two invoices, sent May 5, 2025, totaled $65,572 for services and expenses that Avero provided to the county in 2024.
The other two invoices, also sent on May 5, 2025, totaled $92,014 for services and expenses incurred between January and March 2025, according to the lawsuit.
In the meantime, however, Caffrey entered into “mediation for separation” from his former business partner, Abhijit Verekar, who is listed as the registered agent for Avero Infrastructure and Avero Advisors; both companies remain in good standing with the Tennessee Secretary of State’s office.
Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, Avero Advisors provides IT services to numerous state and local governments, K-12 and higher education entities, as well as private companies that include Amazon Web Services, Google, Dell, and Oracle, among many others, according to its website.
York was allegedly notified around May 1, 2025 that all outstanding invoices were to be paid to Caffrey, under the terms of the mediation agreement, the suit asserts.
“On or about May 12, 2025, the [county] severed all contact with the plaintiff, despite promises to retain [Caffrey’s] services through the end of June 2025,” the lawsuit alleges. “[Caffrey] was informed by Alamance County Attorney Rik Stevens that all accounts have been settled and no further payments would be made.”
Caffrey claims that the county government has waived its immunity from being sued by virtue of having purchased liability insurance; “engaging in a proprietary activity”; and by entering into a valid contract.
Caffrey is seeking more than $25,000 in damages for two alleged causes of action, including breach of contract and unjust enrichment. He is also seeking recovery of the alleged outstanding balance of $157,586 for his services and expenses under the contract with the county, as well as an award for his attorneys’ fees and other costs for filing the lawsuit.
The plaintiff is being represented by the Roupas Law Firm in Greensboro. The county had not filed a response to the lawsuit by press time Wednesday night.
