M. Andrew (Andy) Avram has handled workers’ compensation matters for employers and workers’ compensation carriers since joining the firm in 1990. He is a passionate advocate who works closely with his clients to achieve favorable claim resolutions. He has experience at all levels of workers’ compensation litigation including mediations, hearings at the Deputy Commissioner and Full Commission level, and Court of Appeals.
Andy has a wide range of experience in handling traumatic injury by accident claims, occupational disease, asbestosis, chemical exposure, psychological claims, and permanent total type issues such as attendant care and adaptive measures. He has had some interesting claims over the years such as legionnaires disease, parrot fever, organ transplants, staged robberies, and workplace violence.
Some of his clients include builders, trucking companies, banks, manufacturers, food service industry, and municipalities. Andy is the workers’ compensation section leader for Cranfill Sumner’s three offices.
Andy is a former collegiate tennis player (Wake Forest) who played the professional circuit. Prior to attending law school, he was a tennis coach at McCallie School, and served as Assistant Coach at Clemson University and Wake Forest University. He is still involved in tennis as a volunteer coach in Charlotte. He was inducted into the N.C. Tennis Hall of Fame in 2015.
Articles, Presentations, and Publications
•Andrew is a frequent speaker at seminars before workers’ compensation carriers and employers on various topics including occupational disease claims, return to work issues, cost control in the workers’ comp system, and case law updates.
Accomplishments
•Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rated
•Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers Lawyer Of The Year in the field of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2026)
•Selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the field of Workers' Compensation Law - Employers (2006-2026)
•Featured in the 2022 Workers' Compensation Power List by North Carolina Lawyers Weekly
•Best Lawyers 2017 Workers’ Compensation Law-Employers “Lawyer of the Year” for Charlotte
Most Recent Posts
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Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year”
Five attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP were recently recognized as the Best Lawyers 2026 “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. “Lawyer of the Year” is presented annually to one attorney in each practice area in each market....
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33 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2026
Thirty-three attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2026....
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CSH Law Attorneys Lead Occupational Disease Claims Webinar
On Sept. 10, Andy Avram and Brad Kline led the “The Long and Winding Road of Occupational Disease Claims” webinar as part of the Cranfill Sumner LLP Webinar Series. ...
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32 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2025
Thirty-two attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2025....
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32 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2024
Thirty-two attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2024....
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Andy Avram and Brad Kline Host Workers’ Compensation Webinar
Andy Avram and Brad Kline served as hosts for the May 11 Cranfill Sumner LLP webinar entitled, Compensability of Unexplained Falls....
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25 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2023
Twenty-five attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2023....
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Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Featured in Workers’ Compensation Power List
Three Cranfill Sumner LLP attorneys, Andy Avram, Jennifer Morris Jones and Taylor Pace, are featured in the Workers’ Compensation Power List by North Carolina Lawyer’s Weekly. ...
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Cranfill Sumner Hosts Workers’ Compensation Webinar
On March 17, Cranfill Sumner hosted the “Back to the Future: 30+ Years of Workers’ Compensation Claim Handling Perspectives” webinar. The webinar was hosted by Jordan Bernstein and featured presentations by Andy Avram and Taylor Pace....
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26 CSH Law Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2022
Twenty-six attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (CSH Law) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2022....
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27 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2021
Twenty-seven attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2021 (Copyright 2020 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)....
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Andy Avram Honored With 2019 Leaders in the Law Award
Andy Avram, an attorney in the Charlotte office of Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner), was recently honored with the 2019 Leaders in the Law Award from North Carolina Lawyers Weekly....
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31 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2020
Thirty-one attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2020(Copyright 2019 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)....
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32 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2019
Thirty-two attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2019 (Copyright 2018 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)....
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33 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2018
Thirty-three attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2018 (Copyright 2017 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC). Eight attorneys were selected for inclusion in the list for the first time....
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Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Receive AV Rating From Martindale-Hubbell
Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) today announced that 11 attorneys have recently received an AV Rating from Martindale-Hubbell....
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Andy Avram Prevails on Defense of Form 23 Application for Reinstating TTD Benefits
Andy Avram (Charlotte) recently prevailed on defense of a Form 23 Application for Reinstating Temporary Total Disability Benefits. Plaintiff had...
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Andy Avram Prevails in Administrative Motion Related to Unauthorized Medical Treatment
Andy Avram (Charlotte) recently prevailed in an interesting administrative motion related to unauthorized medical treatment. Plaintiff, upon prescription of a...
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Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” Recognition in 2017
Attorneys chosen for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 Five attorneys from Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP (Cranfill...
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26 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2017
Twenty-six attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2017 (Copyright 2016 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, SC)....
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28 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2016
Twenty-eight attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP (Cranfill Sumner) were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2016....
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Andy Avram Inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame
Andy Avram, an attorney with Cranfill Sumner Charlotte, will be inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame this weekend during a ceremony in Pinehurst....
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24 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2015
Twenty-four attorneys from Cranfill Sumner LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America....
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Coming and Going Rule Does Not Apply
Jerri Simmons and Andy Avram were successful before the NC Industrial Commission....
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25 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America 2014
Cranfill Sumner is proud to announce that 25 of its attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ....
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23 Cranfill Sumner Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013 Edition
Twenty-three lawyers from Cranfill Sumner were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2013...
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Cranfill Sumner Lands 17 Attorneys in the Best Lawyers in America 2012 Edition
Cranfill Sumner, one of the largest civil defense firms in North Carolina, announced today that 17 of its attorneys selected The Best Lawyers in America....
