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Partner Jon Buchan was recently quoted in a Lawyers Weekly’s article, “What Every Lawyer Should Know About Mediation.” Several North Carolina certified mediators shared their thoughts on mediation. Here are a few excerpts from reporter David Donovan’s article: The longer a dispute festers, the more …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announce that Chambers & Partners has recognized Partner Jonathan E. Buchan in its 2017 edition of its legal directory, Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. Jon was named to Band 1, the highest tier recognition in the area …
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.
The use of social media has been exploding. Nearly two-thirds of American adults are now on a social networking site using them for many reasons including an opportunity to get things off their chests. It’s a bedrock of free speech but one that presents a …
Originally published by North Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly on May 24, 2016. By Jonathan E. Buchan A myth, according to my well-worn companion Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, is “an unfounded and false notion.” The thicket of rules and statutory provisions governing mediated settlement conferences in North …
Essex Richards is pleased to announce that longtime media lawyer and business litigator Jon Buchan has joined our firm. For more than three decades, Buchan has specialized in business litigation with an emphasis on media and intellectual property law. Buchan began practicing law in Charlotte …