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Attorney Heather Culp’s article Federal Student Loan Relief was published in the Spring 2024 edition of the North Carolina State Bar Journal. After completing more than 20 hours of continuing legal education on the subject of federal student loan relief, Heather is well-positioned to provide …
Essex Richards is pleased to announce that eight firm attorneys have been named North Carolina “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars” for 2024. Additionally, Essex Richards attorneys Heather Culp and Lauren Lewis were named to the list of Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyers. Heather Culp was …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorneys Norris Adams, Woody Connette, Heather Culp, Bree Laughrun, Lauren Lewis, and Natalie Potter have been named among Business North Carolina magazine’s Legal Elite for 2024. Each year, practicing North Carolina attorneys have a chance to vote on who …
Partner Heather Culp has been named one of the 50 Most Influential Women of 2023 by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly and its sister publication The Mecklenburg Times. The award recognizes leaders whose influence is felt in business, government, legal, education, and the nonprofit sector. Criteria for selection include professional achievements, …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers© in America has named 11 of its attorneys to the 2024 list in the publication’s newly released 30th edition – Norris Adams, Rob Blair, Jon Buchan, Woody Connette, Heather Culp, John Daniel, Bree Laughrun, Lauren Lewis, Steve Morris, Natalie Potter, …
Nine Essex Richards attorneys have been named North Carolina “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars” for 2023. Additionally, Essex Richards attorneys Heather Culp and Lauren Lewis were named to the list of Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyers. Heather Culp was also named to the lists of …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announced that Business North Carolina magazine has named 4 firm attorneys to its 2023 list of “Legal Elite.” In addition to those named to Legal Elite this year, 4 Essex Richards attorneys have previously been named to the Hall of Fame including: retired partner Lou Lesesne …
By: David DiMatteo and Heather Culp The instant a bankruptcy is filed, a “stay” usually goes into effect, restraining creditors (those owed money or property) from taking certain actions against the debtor (the person or entity that filed for bankruptcy) or against “property of the …
Bankruptcy partner Heather Culp was recently interviewed for a WSOC-TV article covering the sale of Charlotte’s EpiCentre following foreclosure proceedings earlier this year. The property was auctioned Tuesday morning at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse and was sold to the highest bidder, Deutsche Bank Trust Company …
On July 22, 2022, the North Carolina State Bar Council made several appointments, including appointing Heather Culp to a second three-year term on the Interest on Lawyer Trust Accounts (“IOLTA”) Board of Trustees (2022-2025). The Council also appointed trustee Shelby Benton of Goldsboro to chair …
By: Heather Culp The short answer is, there is no specific dollar amount of debt required to file Chapter 7. The longer answer follows. The best way to figure out whether you are a good candidate for bankruptcy – including Chapter 7, which is just …
Heather Culp was recently named a NC Free Legal Answers top volunteer for 2021 by the North Carolina Bar Foundation. The North Carolina Bar Foundation (NCBF) is the charitable arm of the North Carolina Bar Association that leads pro bono, public service, and development initiatives for …