Winston-Salem North Carolina Civil Litigation and Defense Lawyers - Bennett & Guthrie, PLLC Attorneys at Law in NC

RICHARD V. BENNETT

Partner
rbennett@bennett-guthrie.com

Bar Admissions

North Carolina State Bar, 1974
United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
United States District Courts
- Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of 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

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)
North Carolina chapter of the American Society of Healthcare Risk Management

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Professional Recognition:

Pro Bono/Public Service/Civic Activities:

Hospice and Palliative CareCenter (Winston-Salem) [Board of Directors 1992-1993; Vice Chair, Board of Directors 1994; Chair, Board of Directors 1995-1996; Executive Committee of Board of Directors, 1997-2005, 2007-present; Vice Chair, Board of Directors, 2009-2010; Chair, Board of Directors, 2011-2012]
Arbor Acres, [Board of Directors 2007 to 2011; Chair, Building and Grounds Committee, 2008 to 2011; Vice Chair, Board of Directors, 2010-2011]
Centenary United Methodist Church [Board of Trustees 1993-1994; Chair, Board of Trustees, 1995-1998]