M. Andrew (Andy) Avram

Andrew Avram has handled workers' compensation matters for employers and workers' compensation carriers since joining the firm in 1990. He has extensive experience at all levels of workers' compensation litigation including mediations, hearings at the Deputy Commissioner and Full Commission level, and Court of Appeals. Andrew also has experience in handling traumatic injury by accident claims, occupational disease, asbestosis, chemical exposure, and psychological claims, and permanent total type issues such as attendant care and adaptive measures. Some of his clients include builders, trucking companies, manufacturers, and municipalities. Awards and Honors Honors "Best Lawyers in America", Area of Workers' Compensation, 2006 - 2008 Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2006 - 2023) 2022 Workers' Compensation Power List by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly Best Lawyers 2017 Workers’ Compensation Law—Employers “Lawyer of the Year” for Charlotte

• Partner

• Board Member - Whitten Tadlock Memorial Tournament
• Former Board Member - Charlotte Tennis Association
• Former Board Member - Olde Providence Racquet Club
• NC Tennis Association Grievance Board, Member (2011 - 2013)
• Cystic Fibrosis Tennis Fundraiser, Former Committee Member
• Tucker Leighton Avram Tennis Clinic, Tennis Instructor
• Wake Forest University, Committee Member for Construction of New Tennis Center

• North Carolina, 1990
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of North Carolina

• North Carolina Bar Association (Workers' Compensation Section) (Member)
• North Carolina Bar Association Workers' Compensation Council (Member)
• North Carolina Defense Attorneys Association (Member)
• Defense Research Institute (Member)
• NCADA, Member
• Fraternities and Sororities
• Phi Alpha Delta