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EGH Attorney Mel Black traveled to Savannah, Georga to speak at the 2023 Spring Conference of the Association of Appraiser Regulatory Officials ("AARO"). The AARO hosts two conferences every year, with varying locations across the country. For this conference, Mr....
Ed Gaskins has been named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers list for 2023 for his work in Business Litigation. This marks the fifteenth consecutive year in which Mr. Gaskins has been selected for the Super Lawyers list. Michael Byrne has been named to the North...
EGH attorneys James Hash, Jason Tuttle, and Katie A. King have been recognized in Business North Carolina magazine’s 2023 Legal Elite, which honors lawyers chosen by their peers. James and Jason were recognized in the field of Litigation. Katie was recognized as a Young Gun. James has previously been included in the Legal Elite list for Litigation, as well as…
We congratulate EGH managing partner James Hash for being elected President-Elect of the Tenth Judicial District Bar by vote of the membership at its Annual Meeting on December 6. The State of North Carolina is divided into 45 Judicial Districts. A licensed attorney must belong to a district Bar in order to maintain a good standing as an active attorney…
Everett Gaskins Hancock attorney Jason Tuttle and co-counsel Hill Allen of Tharington Smith helped a 35 year old motorcyclist recover a total of $1.6 million in compensation for injuries from a July 2021 accident. Their client was operating a Harley Davidson motorcycle when a driver in a 2018 Subaru sedan failed to yield the right of way while making a…
The UNC School of Education named Gerry Hancock as the recipient of the 2022 Peabody Award, the highest award given by the UNC School of Education. Gerry has spent his career working for better educational opportunities for all North Carolinians. His practice has focused on transforming public education and expanding opportunities for children. Gerry has served as legal counsel to…
Ed Gaskins has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 in the practices of commercial litigation, construction litigation, and appellate practice. Ed has received recognition from Best Lawyers each year since 2001. James Hash has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023 in the practice of construction litigation. This marks…
Camp Lejeune is a 246 square mile Marine Corps base camp located in Jacksonville, North Carolina. From its construction in 1941 to present, millions of veterans, families, and civilian contractors have lived and worked on the base. In the mid-1980s, environmental testing revealed that the water treatment plants at Hadnot Point and Tarawa Terrace had high levels of trichloroethylene (TCE),…
EGH Attorneys Jason Tuttle and Katie King represented a young woman who fell on a defective exit ramp outside of a popular North Carolina bar, suffering a fractured foot that led to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (“CRPS”). The case resolved prior to trial for $425,000. The night of her fall was the first time that Plaintiff had been to this…
EGH Attorney and seasoned appraisal educator Mel Black has been invited to teach an appraisal course at the Valuation Expo 2022, held at the Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. The Valuation Expo is the largest national appraisal conference and will take place over three days from September 7-9, 2022. On September 7, 2022, Mel will teach a course titled “Learning…
