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H. Edward Knox 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Managing Partner
phone (704) 315-2363
(866) 704-9059 (Toll-Free)
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H. Edward Knox

H. Edward "Eddie" Knox is the managing partner of Knox, Brotherton, Knox & Godfrey. He is a Board Certified Trial Specialist with the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Eddie was chosen by North Carolina attorneys and recognized by the Business North Carolina magazine as a 2003 Legal Elite and again as a 2005 Legal Elite. Eddie has an AV rating by Martindale-Hubbell which is a very high to preeminent rating by his peers. He is also the recipient of the Super Lawyers Award for 2007 and 2008.

Eddie was a Babcock Scholar and received his Juris Doctorate degree at Wake Forest Law School. He graduated from North Carolina State University as the most distinguished graduate in the School of Education. Eddie served as President of both the Law School Student Body and NC State Student Body and chairman of numerous state commissions and local community organizations.

Eddie has served the community as a State Senator, Mayor of Charlotte and chairman of numerous state commissions and local community organizations.

Eddie's active practice includes trial work in the areas of personal injury, medical malpractice, and worker's compensation and condemnation. He and his wife, fellow attorney Frances S. Knox, try personal injury cases as a team.

Eddie loves golf and is the owner/developer of Verdict Ridge Golf and Country Club, located just north of Charlotte in Denver, N.C. Eddie and Frances Knox have three children and seven grandchildren and are active members of Bethel Presbyterian Church in Cornelius, NC. He is also a member of "Witness", a southern gospel quartet.

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Areas of Practice:
Personal Injury
Medical Malpractice
Workers' Compensation
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certification/Specialties:
Trial Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy


Bar Admissions:
North Carolina, 1963
U.S. District Court Western District of North Carolina, 1963
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, 1963
Juris Doctorate
Honors: Summa Cum Laude
Honors: Babcock Scholar
Honors: President, Law School Student Body
Law Review: Wake Forest Law Review


North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1960
B.S.
Honors: Most Distinguished Graduate
Honors: President, North Carolina State Student Body
Major:  Agricultural Education


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Instructor, CLE - N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers


Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Alumnus, Wake Forest University, 1982


Outstanding Alumnus, North Carolina State University, 1970


Distinguished Service Award for Mecklenburg County, 1968


Outstanding Young Man of America, 1969


2003, 2005, and 2006 Legal Elite, Business North Carolina Magazine


Super Lawyer, 2007 - 2008


Recipient of a 2007 Order of Service Award from the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Wake Forest University's Law Board of Visitors
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Charlotte, North Carolina, Mayor, 1980 - 1984


North Carolina State Senator, 1970 - 1974


Verdict Ridge Golf and Country Club, Owner/Developer


Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Alpha Delta