RICHARD V. BENNETT | Bennett Guthrie PLLC

Martindale-Hubbell Rating “AV” Preeminent peer ratings
Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2020
North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2007-2017
Insurance Coverage
North Carolina Legal Elite-Litigation, 2006-2013
Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year in Medical Malpractice Defense for the Greensboro (including Winston-Salem) area, 2013
Robert Elster Award for Professional Excellence, North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys, 2012 (the highest honor given by that association)

Law Clerk to the Honorable Hiram H. Ward, U.S. District Judge, Middle District of North Carolina, 1974-1976

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)
Joseph Branch Inn of Court (2001-present)
Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member

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]; Past Chair, Board of Directors, 2013-2014
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
Rotary Club of Winston-Salem