Profile:

At Essex Richards, we don’t have cases. We have clients. Serious injury cases require lots of skills:

$       We know how to find benefits you might miss
$       We understand how ERISA might affect your claim
$       We know how to coordinate other benefits
$       We know how and when to prepare Special Needs Trusts and special structured settlements
$       We can help with guardianships 
$       We know disability law
$       We believe in teamwork.

Areas of Practice:

Personal Injury

More About My Practice:

Serious Personal Injury, Wrongful death, ERISA disability and employee benefits litigation

Additional Information:

Edward G. “Woody” Connette is a Davidson College graduate who received his law degree from the University  of North Carolina. He has practiced law for over 30 years. Woody has extensive experience representing those who have suffered catastrophic personal injuries, loss of family members by wrongful death, and denial of health benefit coverage for needed medical procedures. He also practices ERISA litigation in federal courts and has lectured before national audiences on various ERISA topics.