Hannah Styron Symonds
Partner
- Professional Overview Ms. Symonds concentrates her practice in the area of ERISA litigation, focusing on the defense of the denials of life, health and disability benefits across the country. She also files Interpleader actions related to employee benefits and has extensive experience defending insurers and private companies against claims brought under ERISA. Her litigation experience also includes the representation of companies in employment and employee benefits litigation matters, including but not limited to discrimination claims, breach of contract allegations, and wrongful discharge disputes.
- Practice Areas
- Education and Admissions
Education
- B.A. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- J.D. from the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University.
Admissions
- Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
- United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina
- United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
States Licensed
- Massachusetts
- North Carolina
- Professional Organization Memberships
- North Carolina State Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute (DRI)
- News, Honors, Publications & Speeches
- Women in the Law Best Lawyers in America - 2023, 2024