O. RICHARD WRIGHT, JR.
Attorney
Born:
Horry County, South Carolina
Reared at Flat Bay Farm at Vinegar Hill near Tabor City, Columbus County, North Carolina
Bar Memberships:
North Carolina State Bar since 1971
Columbus County Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
The 13th District Bar Association (Brunswick, Columbus and Bladen Counties)
Education:
University of North Carolina (A.B., 1967; J.D. 1971)
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
Recipient, Outstanding Legislator Award, North Carolina Bar Association, 10 April 1987
Member, North Carolina House of Representatives, 1975-1988
Awarded Silver Beaver Award by Cape Fear Council of Boy Scouts of America, 1999
Named Citizen of the Year by Chamber of Commerce in 2000
Elected President of the UNC School of Law Alumni Association, 1992-1993
AV Rated- Martindale Hubbell
Elected a Director of Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina in 1991, term expires in May, 2019
Positions Held in Community:
Chairman, John Motley Morehead Foundation Selection Committee for Columbus County, 1976 to 1988
President, Southeastern Community College Foundation, 2000 – 2001
President, North Carolina Yam Festival, 2000 – 2001
Director, Lewis A. Sikes Foundation since 1996
Director, Olive Battle Wright Scholarship Foundation since 1976
Trustee, Myrtle Green Cemetery Association, Inc. since 1975
Memberships:
Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
Southeastern Genealogical Society
Reuben Brown House Preservation Society
Mayflower Society
Horry County Historical Society
Sampson County Historical Society
Marion County Historical Society
Practice Areas:
Real Estate
Estate Planning and working with Probate of Estates
Social Security Disability