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Anna is a North Carolina native who has been practicing law for more than 23 years. She received a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991, and her law degree from George Washington University in 1994. She first became licensed to practice law in Virginia in 1994, followed by Washington, D.C. in 1995.
In 1996, she returned to North Carolina and has been practicing here ever since. She concentrates her practice in the areas of Workers' Compensation and Social Security Disability.
Anna is rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell®, the facilitator of a peer review ratings process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. Anna is also included in the 2018 & 2019 editions of Best Lawyers In America® for Workers Compensation Law-Claimants and is included on the list of North Carolina Super Lawyers® for 2015-2016, 2018 and 2019.
Anna currently acts as the State Bar Councilor for the 28th Judicial District. She also serves as a Mountain Area Volunteer Attorney, representing people who are seeking Medicaid for the disabled. In the past, she has served as president of the WNC Chapter of the N.C. Association of Women Attorneys; as a member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Medico-Legal Liason Committee; as treasurer and a board member of Pisgah Legal Services; on the board of Hanger Hall School for Girls; and on the board of Pathways, Life After Cancer.
Anna is a Member of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice and the North Carolina Bar Association. She is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Asheville and a member of the DAR, Ruth Davidson Chapter. Before joining Grimes Teich Anderson LLP, she was a partner at Broker and Hamrick, PA.
She lives in Asheville with her husband and two daughters.Virginia, 1994
District of Columbia, 1995
North Carolina, 1996
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Virginia, 1995
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Middle District of North Carolina
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
28th Judicial District Bar, 2016 - Present (State Bar Councilor)
28th Judicial District Bar, Executive Committee, 2000 - 2003
N.C. Association of Women Attorneys, WNC Chapter (Past President)
North Carolina Bar Association (Member)
National Organization of Social Security Claimants
North Carolina Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section (Member)
North Carolina Bar Association, Disability Advocacy Section (Member)
NCBA, Medico-Legal Liaison Committee (Former Member)
North Carolina State Bar, Publications Editorial Board (Former Advisory Member)
North Carolina Advocates for Justice (Member)
George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, District of Columbia, 1994 J.D.
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991 B.A.Major: English