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Originally Published by The Charlotte Business Journal on January 27, 2017. By Heather Culp The survival statistics for small businesses are discouraging. The Small Business Administration’s Office of Advocacy reports that for American small businesses (defined as fewer than 500 employees) that started anytime from 1994 …
On February 8, 2017, United States Bankruptcy Court Judge J. Craig Whitley entered an order appointing an Interim Trustee to protect and preserve the property of TSI Holdings, LLC, for the benefit of its creditors. The creditors could include investor victims in a possible PONZI …
Eight Essex Richards attorneys have been named North Carolina “Super Lawyers” for 2017, and one has been named to the list of “Rising Stars.” Additionally, two Essex Richards attorneys – Edward G. “Woody” Connette, and Heather W. Culp were named to the list of Top …
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 is pleased to announce that Business North Carolina magazine has named Partner Heather Culp as the top bankruptcy attorney in North Carolina on its 2017 list of “Legal Elite.” Heather received this award by gaining the highest number of votes by her peers …
This year, we celebrate Essex Richards’ 40th anniversary, as well as the retirement of Ken Essex, one of our founding partners. We miss Ken, but deeply appreciate his personifying and nurturing our culture of service. Ken’s legacy continues through the community engagement of others at …
Essex Richards Attorney Natalie Potter recently completed her certification as an Extention Master Gardener. To gain the certification, Natalie attended two classes a week for ten weeks, and then volunteered for forty hours as a resource to the community on horticultural topics. The Extension Master Gardener Program …
Essex Richards earned a national ranking for its ERISA Litigation practice area in the 2017 edition of U.S. News-Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” ERISA (which stands for the Employee Retirement Security Income Act of 1974) is a federal law that governs private employers’ retirement, health, …
Essex Richards is proud to host Glennon Doyle Melton at the upcoming Women Helping Women event. Glennon is the best-selling author of Carry on Warrior and Love Worrier, and of the widely followed blog, Momestary. The event will be held on November 4 at Dana …
The Charlotte Women Attorneys and the Women Physicians Section of the Mecklenburg County Medical Society proudly announce the sixth annual Fighting for Women with Fashion event to benefit victims of domestic violence. In the past five years, the Fighting for Women with Fashion events have raised …
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.