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08/21/25  |  News and Events

25 Hedrick Gardner Attorneys Included in 2026 Best Lawyers® Lists 

Hedrick Gardner is pleased to announce that 25 of our attorneys have been included in the 2026 Best Lawyers® lists. 23 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2026 edition of The Best

02/18/25  |  News and Events

10 Hedrick Gardner Attorneys Included in 2025 North Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists

Hedrick Gardner is pleased to announce that six of our attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers® and four were included in North Carolina Rising Stars®, both

01/10/25  |  Workers’ Compensation

Winter Weather and Workers’ Comp: When Are Travel-Related Injuries Compensable? 

Winter weather presents several hazards for business owners, including slippery roads.     Under the North Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act (“Act”), the ‘coming and going’ rule generally states that an employee’s injury while traveling

10/03/24  |  News and Events

Providing Death Benefits to Children Born Out of Wedlock: A “Legitimate” Issue

Children born out of wedlock is a growing trend in the United States. According to recent statistics published by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Safety, from January through March 2024

09/30/24  |  News and Events

Contractor Beware: The Hidden Risks of Uninsured Subcontractors in North Carolina

Contractors and businesses that subcontract work need to exercise caution in choosing subcontractors, and failure to do so could result in liability for on-the-job injuries of a subcontractor’s employees. Although employers are

08/15/24  |  News and Events

32 Hedrick Gardner Attorneys Included in 2025 Best Lawyers® Lists 

Hedrick Gardner is pleased to announce that 32 of our attorneys have been included in the 2025 Best Lawyers® lists. 30 of the firm’s attorneys have been included in the 2025 edition

06/07/24  |  Workers’ Compensation

Negligence, Even Gross Negligence, Will Not Bar a Worker’s Compensation Claim

The North Carolina Supreme Court has long recognized that an employee’s injury caused by their own negligence act, cannot, in itself, bar their workers’ compensation claim. This principle is outlined in Hartley

08/17/23  |  News and Events

Hedrick Gardner Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers in America® 2024

August 17, 2023. Hedrick Gardner is proud to have 22 lawyers recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® and one lawyer recognized in the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America 2024 editions. This is the first time