O. Richard Wright, Jr.
Born: Horry County, South Carolina
Parents were Ottis Richard Wright, Sr. and Olive Battle Wright who lived at Vinegar Hill, near Tabor City, Columbus County, North Carolina
Bar Memberships:
North Carolina, 1971
Education:
University of North Carolina (A.B., 1967; J.D. 1971)
Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
Recipient, Outstanding Legislator, North Carolina Bar Association, 1985
Member, North Carolina House of Representatives, 1975-1988 Chairman, John Motley Morehead Foundation Selection Committee for Columbus County, 1976-1988
President, Southeastern Community College Foundation, 2000-2001
President, North Carolina Yam Festival 2000-2001
President, UNC School of Law Alumni Association, 1992-1993
Recipient, Silver Beaver Award from Cape Fear Council Boy Scouts of America, 1999
Director, Lewis A. Sikes Foundation
Director, Olive Battle Wright Scholarship Foundation
Trustee, Myrtle Green Cemetery Association, Inc.
Director, Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of North Carolina, 1991-current
AV Rated – Martindale Hubbell
Memberships:
North Carolina State Bar
Columbus County Bar Association
North Carolina Bar Association
The Thirteenth District Bar Association (Brunswick, Columbus and Bladen Counties)
Col. Lemuel Benton Chapter, Sons of the American Revolution
Southeastern Genealogical Society
Reuben Brown House Preservation Society
Practice Areas:
Real Estate
Social Security Disability
Wills and Estates
