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by: Kris Finlon As the rates of COVID-19 vaccinations are picking up across the country, it’s probably fair to say that we are all hoping that the vaccinations will help us return to the normal patterns of our lives. Employers and employees alike have begun …
Partner Heather Culp will speak at an upcoming seminar: Helping North Carolina Nonprofits & Their Clients Navigate COVID-19. The seminar, hosted by The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center and The North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service, will have two sessions: one on …
Ten Essex Richards attorneys have been named North Carolina “Super Lawyers” or “Rising Stars” for 2021. Additionally, Essex Richards attorney Heather Culp was named to the lists of Top 25 Charlotte Super Lawyers, Top 50 Women North Carolina Super Lawyers, and Top 100 North Carolina …
Partner Heather Culp was recently interviewed on The Human Lawyer, a podcast featuring conversations with lawyers to discuss their human side. The podcast was created to showcase that lawyers are humans too; that they have lives outside the courtroom. The interview touches on Heather’s career …
Essex Richards attorney Heather Culp was among the instructors at the North Carolina Bar Association’s 43rd Annual Bankruptcy Institute held on December 10, 2020. Heather and co-speaker Brandi Snyder of Reidsville presented on the topic “Best Practices for Managing Debtor Cases from Beginning to End.” …
Essex Richards attorney Kris Finlon was featured on the premier episode of the new WFAE podcast (Charlotte’s NPR station), Work It. The Work It podcast covers conversations with people about their relationship with their jobs and how it shapes their view of the world. Each …
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have named Essex Richards to their 2021 list of “Best Law Firms” in America. The firm received a national ranking and metropolitan rankings in several practice areas. For the fifth year in a row, Essex Richards earned a national ranking …
Thanks to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more companies are being forced to reduce their workforces. In many cases, employers are offering employees severance agreements, where the employer will agree to pay the employee some amount of money in exchange for a …
Essex Richards is proud to announce that attorney Caitlin Walton has been named as the 2020-2021 Chair of the Mecklenburg County Bar (MCB) Association’s Communications Committee. The Communications Committee develops the communication process among members of the MCB through publications including the Mecklenburg Bar News, MeckBar.org, Bar Blasts, …
Essex Richards partners John Woodman and Heather Culp educated North Carolina attorneys on debt and credit issues via the North Carolina Bar Association’s September 2020 Expert Series CLE. Through the Expert Series, the NCBA offers its 19,000 members as part of their dues a single …
Essex Richards Attorney Heather Culp has been selected to chair the Finance Committee of the North Carolina State Bar Plan for Interest on Lawyers’ Trust Accounts (IOLTA). IOLTA was established by the North Carolina State Bar and the North Carolina Supreme Court to generate income …
Essex Richards, P.A. is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers© in America has named 10 of its attorneys to the 2021 list in the publication’s newly released 27th edition – Norris Adams, Rob Blair, Jon Buchan, Woody Connette, Heather Culp, John Daniel, Rick Elkins, Lauren Lewis, Steve Morris, …