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SUMWALT ANDERSON LAW FIRM

We aim to use our experience, knowledge, and skills to give the best possible advice and to obtain the best possible results for our clients and their families.

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Your Guide to Workers’ Comp Settlement for Ratings for Disability and Impairment

Although many jobs are far safer today than they were even a few decades ago, nearly every job still has some risk of injury. Some jobs are fa[...]

Our Attorneys

WE ARE PROUD TO BE TRIAL LAWYERS

Mark Sumwalt

Mark Sumwalt is a native of Rock Hill, South Carolina who has practiced law in Charlotte since 1981, primarily in the field of worker’s compensation. He has litigated hundreds of cases to decision all over the state.

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Richard L. Anderson

Richard “Rick” Anderson is a native Charlottean. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1990 and his Juris Doctorate law degree from the Wake Forest University School of Law in 1993.

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Lauren Walker

Lauren grew up in Mooresville, North Carolina. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wake Forest University and her law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

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Our Team

WE STRIVE TO SERVE EACH OF CLIENTS AS EFFICIENTLY AND EFFECTIVELY AS POSSIBLE

Our years of experience in the legal field allows us to provide a strong support system to our attorneys and our clients.

Meredith Walker / meredith@sumwaltanderson.com

Meredith has been with the firm and its predecessors since 1994. She was a founding staff member of the The Sumwalt Law Firm in 1999. As our office administrator, her responsibilities include the firm’s business affairs and day-to day operations. Meredith is active with the community theater outreach ministry of her church and loves spending time with her family.

Tammie Lankford / tammie@sumwaltanderson.com

Tammie is one of our legal assistants. She is responsible primarily for the maintenance of workers’ compensation client files. She has been with the firm and its predecessors since 1994 and was a founding staff member of The Sumwalt Law Firm in 1999. Tammie is a native Charlottean who enjoys lake life with her two dogs.

Melissa Russell / melissa@sumwaltanderson.com

Melissa is one of our legal assistants. Previously with Price Petho & Anderson since 2008, she continues to be responsible for managing both workers’ compensation and personal injury files through the claims and litigation process. Melissa is a native Charlottean who graduated from Belmont Abbey College. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her daughter.

Lynda Price / lynda@sumwaltanderson.com

Lynda began her career with Price & Smith Attorneys at Law in 1979, filling the roles of both office manager and legal assistant. She now shares her legal assistant experience with us and is responsible primarily for personal injury claims. Before working in the legal field, Lynda taught elementary school for ten years. She enjoys exercise, cooking, traveling the world, and looking for new adventures.

Donna Patterson / donna@sumwaltanderson.com

Donna joined our firm in 2019 as our administrative assistant. In addition to routing phone calls and greeting visitors to our office, she provides invaluable administrative support for everyone on staff. Donna is very active in Charlotte’s yoga community and enjoys being outdoors or spending time with her niece.

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Recovered on behalf of a gentleman (plaintiff/client) who was working as a vinyl window installer on a metal ladder when the ladder struck a live electrical wire. Learn more.

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Recovered negotiated on the behalf of our client who was rendered a paraplegic due to a spinal fracture after falling from a roof in the course and scope of his employment as a construction worker. Learn more.

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Recovered for a construction worker from Texas who suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury following a fall from a roof while working on a job site in Charlotte, NC. Learn more.

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Recovered on behalf of our client who sustained a spinal cord injury in the course and scope of his employment as a production worker in a manufacturing plant. Learn more.

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Recovered on behalf of the gentlemen (plaintiff/client) who sustained an injury when he slipped and fell on an icy ramp during his employment. Learn more.

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Recovered on behalf of a client who was injured in the course and scope of her employment as a nurse when attacked by a patient. Learn more.