Richard V. Bennett

Partner
rbennett@bennett-guthrie.com
Admitted to bar 1974, North Carolina
Education:
- Wake Forest University (B.A., 1968; J.D., cum laude, 1974)
- Member, Board of Editors, Wake Forest Law Review, 1973-1974
- Law Clerk to the Honorable Hiram H. Ward, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of North Carolina, 1974-1976
- Admitted to practice in the North Carolina General Courts of Justice, the United States District Court for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court
Member:
- Forsyth County, 21st Judicial District and North Carolina Bar Associations
- North Carolina State Bar (21st Judicial District Councilor, 1995-2001
- Chair, North Carolina Bar Association Bench Bar Liaison Committee (2006-2008)
- North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Member, Board of Directors, 1991-2001; Secretary-Treasurer, 1992-1994; Secretary, 1995-1997; Executive Vice President, 1997-1998; President-Elect, 1998-1999; President, 1999-2000)
- Defense Research Institute (North Carolina State Representative, 2002-2004)
- Joseph Branch Inn of Court (2001-present)
- Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member)
Practice Areas:
- Medical Malpractice Defense
- Defense Litigation
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Defense
- Employment Defense
- Commercial Litigation
- Trial Practice
Professional Recognition:
- Martindale-Hubbell Rating "Av"
- Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2008
- North Carolina Legal Elite-Litigation, 2006-2008
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2007-2008


