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

Location

1560 Westbrook Plaza Drive
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27103
Telephone: 336-765-3121
Facsimile: 336-765-8622
AV Peer Review Rated

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