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Essex Richards, P.A.


1701 South Boulevard Charlotte, North Carolina 28203View Map

Practice Areas:

Business and Personal Matters: including formation and general representation of Business Entities, Estate Planning and Probate, Employment, Labor, Commercial Real Estate, Mergers and Acquisitions, Health Care, Guardianship, Tax.

Litigation Matters: including Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Condemnation, Employment, Business, Domestic Relations and Equitable Distribution, Constitutional, ERISA, Class Action, Mental Health, Criminal and General Civil.

Arbitration and Mediation.

Year Established: 1976

Firm Size: 10

Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM

Edward G. Connette, III (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, September 23, 1952; admitted to bar, 1977, Connecticut (Inactive); U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut; 1980, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1974); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1977). Member, North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 1976-1977. Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Litigation; Labor and Employment Law) and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Constitutional Law; ERISA Litigation; Class Actions; Mental Health Law.

John T. Daniel (Member) born Abingdon, Virginia, September 24, 1954; admitted to bar, 1983, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Rhodes College (B.A., with honors, 1976); American University (M.S., 1979; J.D., 1983). Omicron Delta Kappa. Assistant District Attorney, Mecklenburg County, 1983-1985. Court Certified Arbitrator and Mediator. Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: General Civil Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation.

Kenneth F. Essex (Member) born Morristown, New Jersey, March 9, 1943; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina; U.S. Tax Court; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1965); University of North Carolina (J.D., 1970). Member: Mecklenburg County and North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Corporate; Estate Planning; Fiduciary; Elder Law) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Charlotte Estate Planning Council. [U.S. Army, Active Duty, USARV, 1966-1967]. Practice Areas: Business; Mergers and Acquisitions; Estate Planning and Probate; Commercial Real Estate.

Louis L. Lesesne, Jr. (Member) born Dublin, Georgia, June 8, 1945; admitted to bar, 1973, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1974, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1967); Boston University (J.D., 1973). Certified Mediator, North Carolina Dispute Resolution Commission. Member: Mecklenburg County Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; South Carolina State Bar. [U.S. Navy, Active Duty, USARV, 1969-1970.]. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Labor Law; Constitutional Law; Arbitration; Mediation.

T. Patrick Matus, II (Member) born Gaffney, South Carolina, February 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western and Middle Districts of North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1969; J.D., 1972). Judge, District Court, 26th Judicial District, State of North Carolina, 1981-1988. Court Certified Arbitrator and Mediator. Member: Mecklenburg County (Member, Section on: Criminal Law Section) and North Carolina (Member, Criminal Law Section) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers; American Arbitration Association (Member, Panel Arbitrators), Resolute Systems, Inc. and Arbitration Forums. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Wrongful Death; Medical Malpractice; Business Litigation; Criminal Litigation; Civil Litigation; Arbitration; Mediation.

Stephen H. Morris (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, August 25, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western District of north Carolina; U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of North Carolina (B.S.B.A., 1973; J.D., 1976). Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Business; Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law; Real Property Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Probate and Trust Law; Real Property; Corporate, Banking and Business Law) Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; Charlotte Estate Planning Council. Practice Areas: Business; Tax; Estate Planning and Probate; Commercial Real Estate.

Channing O. Richards (Member) born Washington, D.C., August 9, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, North Carolina U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1963); Duke University (LL.B., 1966). Court Certified Arbitrator and Mediator. Member: Mecklenburg County Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar. [Commander, JAGC, USNR-R]. Practice Areas: Domestic Relations; Collaborative Equitable Distribution; Arbitration; Mediation.

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Norris A. Adams, II (Associate) born Columbia, South Carolina, July 22, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina; U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina. Education: Campbell University (B.A., magna cum laude, 2001); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2004). Clerk to the Honorable Judge Stephen C. St. John, U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 2004-2005. Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Business; Litigation; Sports and Entertainment) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Personal Injury; Business Litigation; Construction Claims.

Russell W. Fergusson (Associate) born Greenville, North Carolina, July 3, 1980; admitted to bar, 2008, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina. Education: Guilford College (B.A., 2002); North Carolina Central University (J.D., 2008). Senior Editor, North Carolina Central University Law Review. Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Member, Sections on: Tax; Corporate; Estate Planning; Fiduciary; Real Property) and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Business Law; Tax Law; Estate Planning; Probate; Commercial Real Estate.

Beth A. Vanesse (Associate) born Joliet, Illinois, July 11, 1969; admitted to bar, 2004, Illinois; 2006, North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of Wisconsin-Madison (B.A., 1991); Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent College of Law (J.D., 2004). Member: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina (Member, Labor and Employment Section), Illinois State and American Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Employment Law; ERISA Litigation; Guardianship; Probate.

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