Cranfill Sumner LLP

A division of Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP, CSH Law’s Workers’ Compensation group provides North Carolina workers’ comp insurance defense litigation and legal services for employers, insurance companies, and self-insured businesses. Our attorneys represent employers and insurance carriers with experienced, effective, and cost-conscious workers’ comp defense, from the North Carolina Industrial Commission, to Court of Appeals, to the Supreme Court.

We strive to strengthen the relationship between law firm, insurance adjuster, and employer by offering resources, tools, and Continuing Education programs that support efficient workers’ comp claims management that controls costs, mitigates risk, and produces results.

During a time when the legal landscape is constantly changing, CSH Law’s Workers’ Compensation attorneys are committed to providing results-driven representation to protect the rights of our clients. Though continuous innovation in our delivery of legal services, CSH Law’s Workers’ Comp group meets the challenges presented by the increasing complexity of NC Workers’ Compensation law.

With three area locations, CSH Law Workers’ Compensation defense attorneys are in Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, and Wilmington, NC for accessible service state-wide.

Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog is committed to a work environment that welcomes, nurtures, and honors the contributions of individuals who bring a variety of talents, experiences, and backgrounds to our firm.  We believe we work best with clients, judges, juries, other attorneys, and each other when we reflect the richness of our community and world.

• Our Diversity Committee meets regularly to assess our diversity efforts and create new initiatives. The committee is made up of partners, associates, and staff from our three offices, and includes representatives from the Management Committee, Human Resources, and Recruiting.
• We are committed to recruiting attorneys and staff through minority job fairs and at historically black colleges and universities, and by identifying and participating in other programs in the legal community designed to increase minority hiring.
• Our firm is an outstanding place for women to practice law.  Our female attorneys constitute 30% of our partners and 54% of our associates, and women fully participate in all aspects of firm leadership. 
• Our training and mentoring is designed to develop and support attorneys and staff and encourage an environment of inclusivity and sensitivity.
• We make work/life balance a priority and recognize that excellence is not compromised by flexibility and innovation.
• Our employees are active and engaged in their communities through volunteer activities, charitable giving, and pro bono projects.

1. To recruit, hire, train, mentor, and develop attorneys and staff who reflect the richness and diversity of the world we live in and the communities we serve.
2. To foster a work environment where all individuals are supported and valued.
3. To increase awareness of, and sensitivity to, the differences in the cultures, backgrounds, and experiences of our employees, clients, and colleagues.  
4. To engage in a coordinated program of civic activism, charitable giving, and pro bono projects that focus on improving and strengthening our community.