Buxton S. “Buck” Copeland
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Buxton S. “Buck” Copeland
Cranfill SumnerTotal Records: 1Biography
Buck Copeland has been practicing workers' compensation defense litigation with Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP since 1987. He has litigated hundreds of cases with favorable results for his clients. He represents employers and carriers in hearings before the Industrial Commission and in appeals to the Full Commission, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court.
Along with several other members of the firm, Buck maintains an AV rating from Martindale Hubbell, the most prestigious peer review rating that recognizes attorneys who have reached the highest levels of skill and integrity.
Representing a variety of employers, including manufacturers, trucking companies, and retailers, has given Buck the ability to handle any issue that arises under the Workers' Compensation Act.
Bar Admission
North Carolina, 1985
U.S. Federal Courts, 1987
U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina
Other Affiliations
North Carolina Association of Defense Attorneys (Member)
Defense Research Institute (Member)
Wake County Bar Association (Board of Directors), 1993 - 1994 (Member)
Workers' Compensation Law Specialty Committee of the NC State Bar Board of Legal Specialization (Member and Chair)
Achievements
- Other Sources of Feedback About Buxton S. "Buck" Copeland
- Included on the 2012 North Carolina
Past Lists
- 2011 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2008 North Carolina Super Lawyers list
Education
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Campbell University Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, Buies Creek, North Carolina, 1985 J.D.
Honors: cum laude, Student Advocacy Award, 1983, Book Awards in Evidence and Bankruptcy, Law Review: Campbell Law Review, Articles Editor
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1981 B.A.
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Woodberry Forest School, 1977
Honers
- AV rating from Martindale Hubbell
- North Carolina Super Lawyers, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
- "Top Attorneys in North Carolina", Charlotte Magazine, 2011
- Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition, 2009
- The Best Lawyers in America® in the field of Workers' Compensation Law, Selected, 2017 - 2023