Richard M. Mitchell
Personal Statement: “When I get a card at Christmastime from a person that says, `Thank you so much; you’ve really turned my life around,’ that just makes me feel damn good.”
Heather Culp, Rick’s law partner, says: Rick has a very good sense of humor, and is very compassionate; many of our clients are in desperate financial circumstances and he has a gift for putting their guilt and their worries at ease. I am also amazed at his energy. I do not know how he keeps up with such a workload.
Richard Meriwether Mitchell
Practice Areas: Representation of debtors, creditors, and other parties in interest in civil cases, including receiverships and assignments for the benefit of creditors; representation of debtors, creditors and bankruptcy trustees in bankruptcy cases, including Chapters 7, 11, 12, and 13; and asset planning for individuals.
Appointments: Chapter 7 bankruptcy trustee panel for the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina (1979-present)
Admitted: NC State Bar, US 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, US District Court for the Eastern District of NC, US District Court for the Middle District of NC, US District Court for the Western District of NC, US Tax Court
Specialization: North Carolina Board of Legal Specialization, Consumer Bankruptcy Law and Business Bankruptcy Law – 1987-present
Law School: J.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1972
College: B.A., University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 1970
Member: American Bankruptcy Institute, American Bar Association, Commercial Law League of America, Mecklenburg County Bar, National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees, North Carolina Bar Association, North Carolina State Bar
Born: Richmond, Virginia, June 22, 1940
Professional Affiliations:
- American Bankruptcy Institute
- American Bar Association
- Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- Commercial Law League of America
- Mecklenburg County Bar
- National Association of Bankruptcy Trustees
- North Carolina Bar Association
- National Business Institute
- North Carolina State Bar
- North Carolina Tax Institute
- Super Lawyer: 2008, 2009, 2010. Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.
Recent Speaking Engagements and Articles
- Panelist: “Chapter 7 Trustees’ Panel — Q&A, Practice Tips and Trends” at the annual W.D.N.C. Bankruptcy Seminar sponsored by the Mecklenburg County Bar, held 5/14/10
- Nuts and Bolts of Bankruptcy, NBI continuing legal education seminar, held 3/1/10
- “Asset Planning and Protection,” authored by Richard M. Mitchell and Heather W. Culp, NCBA’s Elder Law section newsletter, 11/09
- “Asset Planning and Protection,” a Mecklenburg County Bar continuing legal education seminar, held 5/28/09
- Panelist: “Chapter 7 Trustees’ Panel — Q&A, Practice Tips and Trends” at the annual W.D.N.C. Bankruptcy Seminar sponsored by the Mecklenburg County Bar, held 5/8/09
- “Small Business Bankruptcies: The Dream is Dead,” authored by Richard M. Mitchell and Heather W. Culp, Mecklenburg County Bar newsletter, 9/08
