(Main Office)

Statement of Practice

General Civil Practice. Banking, Bankruptcy, Construction, Corporation, Mediation, Employment, Environmental, Estate Planning, Adoption, Family, Insurance, Labor, Personal Injury, Product Liability, Real Estate, Surety, Taxation, Trade Regulation, Wills and Trusts, Workers Compensation Law, Municipal and Police Liability.

Representative Clients:

Bruce-Terminix Company
Central Insurance Companies
Children's Home Society of N.C., Inc.
Cincinnati Insurance Company
City of Greensboro, N.C.
Crawford & Company
Friends Homes, Inc.
Ford Motor Credit Co.
GAB Business Services
Gilbarco Inc.
Hedgecock Lumber Company
Jefferson Smurfit Corporation
K-Mart Corporation
Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company
Liberty Embroidery, Inc.
Pennsylvania National Insurance Group
Rheem Manufacturing Company
Ryder Truck Lines
Sentry Insurance Group
Universal Underwriters Insurance Co.

Clients

APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: First American Title Insurance Co.
Lawyers Title Insurance Corp.

Address

1400 Renaissance Plaza
230 North Elm Street P.O. Box 989
Greensboro, NC 27402, (Guilford Co.)

Phone

Phone: 336-379-1390
Fax: 336-379-1198

Website

http://www.hillevans.com

MEMBERS OF FIRM

William Welch Jordan (Member) born Greensboro, North Carolina, August 28, 1945; admitted to bar, 1970, North Carolina. Education: Emory University; University of North Carolina (A.B., 1967; J.D., 1970). Phi Delta Phi. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Family Law. Member: Greensboro, North Carolina (Chairman, Family Law Committee, 1978-1980; Family Law Section Council, 1988-1991; Family Law Section Curriculum Committee, 1986-2000) and American Bar Associations. (Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law; Equitable Distribution Law; Civil Litigation.Email: William Welch Jordan

Joseph R. Beatty (Member) born July 12, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (A.B., 1966); Duke University (J.D., with distinction, 1969). Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. [Capt., JAGC, U.S. Army Reserve, Active Duty, 1970-1974]. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Municipal Liability; Police Liability.Email: Joseph R. Beatty

R. Thompson Wright (Member) born December 17, 1949; admitted to bar, 1975, North Carolina. Education: Haverford College (A.B., 1972); University of North Carolina (J.D., with honors, 1975). Order of the Coif. Member: Defense Research Institute; North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; General Litigation; Environmental Law; Real Estate; Employment Law.Email: R. Thompson Wright

Everett B. Saslow, Jr. (Member) born June 1, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A., 1973; J.D., with honors, 1976). Listed, Best Lawyers in America, Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights Law. Order of the Coif. Staff Member, North Carolina Law Review. Member, Panel of Standing Trustees for U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of North Carolina. (Board Certified Specialist in Business and Consumer Bankruptcy Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Commercial Law; Real Estate; Corporate; Business.Email: Everett B. Saslow, Jr.

Michele G. Smith (Member) born October 12, 1951; admitted to bar, 1993, North Carolina. Education: Appalachian State University (B.S., cum laude, 1973); Wake Forest University (J.D., cum laude, 1993). Alpha Chi; Phi Alpha Theta. Research Editor, Wake Forest Law Review. Member: North Carolina Bar Association (Chair, Family Law Section Adoption Committee, 2001-2004, and Member, 2001-current). Practice Areas: Family Law; Adoption; Litigation.Email: Michele G. Smith

Elaine Hedrick Ashley (Member) born Charlotte, North Carolina, April 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.M., 1976); Southern Methodist University (M.M., summa cum laude, 1977); North Carolina Central University (J.D., 1998). Phi Delta Phi. Member, North Carolina Central Law Journal, 1996-1998. Member, North Carolina Central University Trial Advocacy Board. (Board Certified Specialist in Family Law, North Carolina State Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Elaine Hedrick Ashley

Richard T. Granowsky (Member) born December 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1999, North Carolina. Education: Appalachian State University (B.A., 1986); University of North Carolina (M.Ed., 1990; J.D., with honors, 1999). Order of the Coif. North Carolina Journal of International Law and Business Regulation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense Litigation; Workers Compensation; Employment Litigation.Email: Richard T. Granowsky

ASSOCIATES

Robert E. Gray, III (Associate) born San Antonio, Texas, April 21, 1961; admitted to bar, 2004, North Carolina. Education: High Point University (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of North Carolina (J.D., 2004). Member, City Council, City of Archdale, North Carolina. Practice Areas: Family Law; Equitable Distribution Law.Email: Robert E. Gray, III

Benjamin D. Ridings (Associate) born Martinsville, Virginia, February 19, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, North Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina, Asheville (B.A., with honors and distinction, 2003); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (J.D., 2007). Articles Editor, First Amendment Law Review, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation.Email: Benjamin D. Ridings

Albert L. Saslow (Attorney) born Greensboro, North Carolina, January 24, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, North Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2006); Elon University (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: General Practice.Email: Albert L. Saslow

Ashley D. Bennington (Attorney) born Monroe, North Carolina, September 19, 1984; admitted to bar, 2009, North Carolina. Education: Campbell University (B.S.W., 2006); Wake Forest University (J.D., 2009). Practice Areas: Family Law.Email: Ashley D. Bennington

All Attorneys are members of the Greensboro, North Carolina and American Bar Associations.