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Essex Richards attorneys Woody Connette and Heather Culp will chair two key North Carolina Bar Foundation committees for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2020. Culp will chair the Programs Committee, which guides the Foundation’s public service and pro bono programs—efforts that further the Foundation’s …
Essex Richards is excited to announce the launch of our ERISA blog. The blog, written by attorneys Norris Adams, Woody Connette, and Caitlin Walton will cover issues that arise in the different kinds of cases that fall under ERISA: long-term disability, medical claims and health …
On Thursday, November 9, 2017, Essex Richards Partner Edward G. “Woody” Connette was named as the recipient of the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation’s 2018 Ayscue Professionalism Award at the annual Law & Society Luncheon. The luncheon was hosted by the Mecklenburg County Bar and the Mecklenburg …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers© in America has named 8 of its attorneys to the 2018 list in the publication’s newly released 24th edition – Norris Adams, Rob Blair, Jon Buchan, Woody Connette, Heather Culp, John Daniel, Marc Gustafson, and Steve Morris. Additionally, Partner Edward …
Originally Published by The Charlotte Business Journal on September 16, 2016. By Woody Connette The batteries in our home smoke alarms are life savers, yet we tend to overlook them, often for years on end. Sadly, there’s no turning back the clock if they fail at a …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announced that Business North Carolina magazine has named 5 firm attorneys to its 2017 list of “Legal Elite.” In addition to these lawyers being honored, Partner Heather Culp was named to the Legal Elite Hall of Fame, where she joins Essex Richards lawyers Lou Lesesne (Employment, 2007), Renee …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers© in America has named 7 of its attorneys to the 2017 list in the publication’s newly released 23rd edition. Partner Edward G. “Woody” Connette was named Charlotte Employee Benefits (ERISA) Lawyer of the Year, …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announced that Business North Carolina magazine has named 7 firm attorneys to its 2016 list of “Legal Elite.” In addition to these lawyers being honored, Partner Rob Blair was named to the Legal Elite Hall of Fame, where he joins Essex Richards lawyers …
I implore lawmakers to support increased funding for N.C. courts Mecklenburg delegates deserve praise for their hard work on the state’s budget bill, ratified by the House last week. It includes increased court funding in critical areas: operations, technology, and salaries. Our courts are the …
Charlotte – Eight Essex Richards attorneys have been named to the 2015 list of Super Lawyers by Super Lawyers Magazine. Norris Adams, Rob Blair, Woody Connette, Heather Culp, John Daniel, and Renee Hughes, along with recently retired attorney Lou Lesesne, have been named 2015 North Carolina …
Honorees include attorneys in business, bankruptcy, employment, litigation and family law. Charlotte – Six attorneys with the law firm of Essex Richards in Charlotte have been named North Carolina’s Legal Elite for 2015 by Business North Carolina magazine. The honor is given annually to the state’s …