Anna Hamrick
I enjoy helping out clients navigate the workers’ compensation system and helping them understand what to expect. My main goal is to represent their best interests as they go through this difficult period of their lives and do my best to get them the best results we can.
More About Anna Hamrick
Anna is a North Carolina native who has been practicing law for more than 25 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 has been a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law since 2019, and 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 2018-2026 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, 2018-2025.
Anna was North Carolina State Bar Councilor from 2016-2024. 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.
Education
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J.D., George Washington University School of Law, 1994
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B.A., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1991
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
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Member, North Carolina State Bar, 1996, NCSB No. 23150
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Associate Member, Virginia State Bar, 1994
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Associate Member, District of Columbia, 1995
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Admitted to practice before the United States District Courts for the Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of North Carolina
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Admitted to practice before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Professional & Bar Association Memberships
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Board-Certified Specialist in Workers’ Compensation Law, North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization since 2019
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Board of Trustees, N. C. IOLTA, 2025-2026
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NCAJ Workers’ Compensation Section, Executive Committee, 2025 - present
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Councilor, North Carolina State Bar (40th Judicial District), 2016-2024
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Executive Committee Member, 28th Judicial District Bar (Now 40th Judicial District Bar), 2000-2003
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Pro Bono Committee Member, 28th Judicial District Bar (Now 40th Judicial District Bar), 2014 – 2016
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Board of Pisgah Legal Services, 2001-2007 (Treasurer, 2003-2007)
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NCBA Workers’ Compensation Section Executive Council (Chair, Membership Committee, 2015)
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NCBA, Medico-Legal Liaison Committee, 2008 – 2015
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N.C. State Bar, Member, Publications Committee, 2010
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NCAWA, (President of the WNC Chapter of the NCAWA, 2012)
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Member, National Organization of Social Security Claimants’ Representatives
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Volunteer Attorney, NCBA, Call 4All/Lawyer on the Line, 2012-2014
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Volunteer Attorney, Mountain Area Volunteer Lawyers, 2002 – Present
Recognition
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Best Lawyers in America® Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants 2018-2027
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Best Lawyers in America® - Lawyer of the Year Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants in Asheville 2026
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Super Lawyers® North Carolina – Workers’ Compensation 2015-2016, 2018-2027
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Firm Recipient, NCAWA Balanced Life Workplace Award, Small Firm Division, 2006
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Firm Recipient, 28th Judicial District Bar and Pisgah Legal Services Outstanding Service Award, 2010
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Firm Recipient, NCBA Smaller Law Firm Pro Bono Service Award, 2011
Community Involvement
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Junior League of Asheville, Sustaining Member
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Pathways, Life After Cancer, Board Member, 2000-2002
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DAR - Ruth Davidson Chapter, Member, 2000 – Present
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Hanger Hall School for Girls, Board Member, 2011 - 2015
Disclaimer
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