RICHARD S. WRIGHT
PARTNER
Mr. Wright is a native of Winston-Salem, North Carolina. He is admitted
to practice in all state and federal courts within North Carolina, as well
as the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Wright
practices in the field of bankruptcy law, where he represents debtors and
creditors in both corporate and individual cases. Mr. Wright also has
significant trial experience, having represented clients in bench and jury
trials in both state and federal courts throughout North Carolina.
AREAS OF PRACTICE
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
AWARDS, HONORS
& PUBLICATIONS
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
• Bankruptcy
• Commercial litigation
• Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. (1997)
• Wake Forest University, B.A., cum laude (1993)
• Law Clerk, Hon. J. Craig Whitley, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North
Carolina (2000-01)
• Represents debtors in all aspects of corporate and individual bankruptcy cases
• Represents creditors in bankruptcy actions to enforce claims, property rights, and in dischargeability
litigation
• Served as court-appointed receiver of large apartment complex
• Litigated business contract disputes, breach of fiduciary duty actions, and corporate dissolution cases
• Published cases: In re Eagan, 2013 Bankr. LEXIS 260 (Bankr.W.D.N.C); In re Hagood Reserve, 2010
Bankr. LEXIS 4486 (Bankr. W.D.N.C.); All Points Capital Corp. v. Laurel Hill Paper Company (In re
Laurel Hill Paper Company), 393 B.R. 89 (Bankr. M.D.N.C. 2008); Ibele v. Tate, 163 N.C. App. 779,
594 S.E.2d 793 (2004); Lange v. Lange, 167 N.C. App. 426, 605 S.E.2d 732 (2004); First Union Nat’l
Bank of Delaware v. Bankers Wholesale Mortgage, LLC, 153 N.C. App. 248, 570 S.E.2d 217 (2002)
• Wake Forest Law Review, Research Editor
• Published Comment, A Half-Hearted Attempt at Regulatory Reform in the Land Use Context: The
Proposed North Carolina Property Rights Act, 31 Wake Forest Law Review 809 (1996)
• Best Lawyers in America—Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Rights; 2014 Lawyer of The Year,
Charlotte, NC in Litigation-Bankruptcy
• Business North Carolina Legal Elite—Bankruptcy
• North Carolina Super Lawyers—Rising Star in Litigation
• Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, Legal Services of Southern Piedmont (2009)
• Volunteer attorney for Legal Aid of North Carolina
• Chair, Mecklenburg County Bar Fee Dispute Resolution Committee
• Mecklenburg County Bar Grievance Committee
• Mecklenburg County Bar Leadership Institute
• North Carolina Bar Association Bankruptcy Council
• Speaker and author in fields of bankruptcy, civil litigation, and pro bono service
• Covenant Presbyterian Church Recreation Committee
• North Carolina Bar Association
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