Attorney
Asheville, North Carolina, 28801
Hank has been in practice in Asheville and Western North Carolina for more than 40 years. He is the senior partner at Grimes Teich Anderson LLP, where he practices Personal Injury and Workers' Compensation Law. Hank has been a North Carolina Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law since 2000.
Hank's interest is making sure that his clients get the best medical treatment available under the circumstances and protecting them from oppressive insurance company tactics. He frequently represents workers whose injuries prevent them from returning to their previous jobs and who are in danger of not being able to work at all in the future.
He is a Member of the Board of Governors and a benefactor of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. Hank is also Membership Chair of the Executive Committee of the Workers Compensation Section of the NC Advocates for Justice.
In 2007, 2010, 2016, 2017 and 2018 Hank received the Order of Service from the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, previously called The North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers. The award is given to members for generous contributions of service in advancing the Academy's mission of protecting people's rights.
Hank as been accepted for Membership in the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Only attorneys who have had a case or trial which resulted in a verdict or settlement in the amount of one million dollars or more may become members.*
Hank was selected for inclusion in the list of North Carolina Super Lawyers® in 2010, 2012-2021.
Hank was included in the 2016-2021 editions of Best Lawyers in America® for Workers Compensation Law-Claimants.
Hank was an Assistant County Attorney for Buncombe County in 1980-81 and in 1987 he was appointed Public Guardian. He retired from that position in 2007 after 20 years of service to incompetent adults and mentally disabled Veterans in Buncombe County and across North Carolina.
He is a former board member of Caring For Children and former advisory board member of the Asheville Lyric Opera. Hank is also a board member of the Mimosa Fishing Club and Marina at Lake James. He is married and has two daughters.
*Every case is different and may have a different result.
