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Partner Jon Buchan was the recently featured author on Charlotte Readers Podcast, a local production hosted by Landis Wade, an author and self-described “recovering trial lawyer.” The show features Charlotte area authors and those who visit the Queen City. Host Landis Wade encourages authors to …
Partner Jon Buchan was quoted recently in a WBTV article, “Judge Issues, Lifts Restraining Order Preventing WBTV Investigation From Airing.” Last week a Mecklenburg County judge issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting WBTV and Reporter David Hodges from airing an investigative story. The story focused on a …
On Wednesday October 23, Natalie Potter, an attorney with Essex Richards, served as a business coach in the area of trademark law at The Heart of a Woman conference, hosted by The Women’s Business Center of Charlotte. The Women’s Business Center of Charlotte has been …
Originally published by The Media Law Resource Center, October, 2019. By Jonathan E. Buchan On September 13, 2019, the two-year battle by GateHouse Media and The Fayetteville Observer to unseal a North Carolina state court civil file ended with the court-ordered unsealing of every document in the …
On Wednesday October 23, Natalie Potter, an attorney with Essex Richards, served as a business coach in the area of trademark law at The Heart of a Woman conference, hosted by The Women’s Business Center of Charlotte. The Women’s Business Center of Charlotte has been …
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have named Essex Richards to their 2020 list of “Best Law Firms” in America. The firm received a national ranking and metropolitan rankings in several practice areas. For the fourth year in a row, Essex Richards earned a national ranking …
Essex Richards Partner Jonathan Buchan was named as the recipient of the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation’s 2020 Ayscue Professionalism Award at the annual Law & Society Luncheon on Thursday, October 31, 2019. The luncheon was hosted by the Mecklenburg County Bar and the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation. …
Partner John Woodman was quoted recently in a Charlotte Agenda article, “The Recent Bankruptcy of BrewPublik Reveals the Charlotte Startup’s Deep-Rooted Problems.” The article covers the recent bankruptcy filing of Charlotte start-up BrewPublik. John was contacted by The Charlotte Agenda for his opinion regarding the bankruptcy …
A September 13 North Carolina Court of Appeals ruling unsealed the final key documents in a high profile Cumberland County civil case, ending two years of hard fought litigation. The newly unsealed documents provided detailed allegations of sexual misconduct with teen boys by a politically …
Essex Richards attorney Natalie Potter will participate at the upcoming Women’s Business Center of Charlotte’s conference, The Heart of a Woman on October 23. Natalie will serve as a legal business coach to women in the Charlotte community. The Women’s Business Center of Charlotte (CBCC) …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers© in America has named 2 of its attorneys “Lawyer of the Year” in the publication’s newly released 26th edition. Only one lawyer in a specific practice area and location is honored with this designation each year. Rob Blair …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers© in America has named 10 of its attorneys to the 2020 list in the publication’s newly released 26th edition – Norris Adams, Rob Blair, Jon Buchan, Woody Connette, Heather Culp, John Daniel, Rick Elkins, Lauren Lewis, Steve Morris, …