Staff Profiles

Samuel A. Scudder
Born in Jacksonville, North Carolina, May 5, 1959; admitted to North Carolina Bar, 1990.

Education and Certifications: University of North Carolina At Greensboro; University of Florida College of Pharmacy (B. S. in Pharmacy 1982); Campbell University School of Law (J. D. 1990); Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation.

Bars and Courts: Admitted to North Carolina State Bar in 1990. Admitted to practice before all courts and administrative agencies of the State of North Carolina. Admitted to practice before the Federal Court for the Eastern and Middle Districts of North Carolina.

Has appeared in cases before the North Carolina Industrial Commission District, Court, Superior Court, North Carolina Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court of North Carolina.

Professional Experience:
Law Clerk for Hafer, Day & Wilson, P. A., Raleigh, North Carolina, June 1989 through October 1990.

Attorney, Sole Proprietor, The Law Office of Samuel A. Scudder, Zebulon, North Carolina, November 1990 through August 1994.

Attorney, The Law Offices of Robin E. Hudson, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 1994 through December 2000.

Partner, Scudder & Hedrick, Raleigh, North Carolina, January 2001 to present.

Other Experience:
Pharmacist, Owner, Scudder Pharmacy, Inc., Wendell, North Carolina, October 1982 through April 1987.
Staff Pharmacist, Kerr Drug and Revco D. S., Inc., North Carolina, April 1987 through April 1991.
Affiliations: North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Workers' Compensation Sections; North Carolina Bar Association; Workplace Injury Litigation Group.

Primary Areas of Practice:
Workers' Compensation, Pharmacy Malpractice, Civil Litigation.

E-mail: shwcl@bellsouth.net

John A. Hedrick
Born in Statesville, North Carolina, September 26, 1965; admitted to North Carolina Bar, 1991.

Education and Certifications: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A. 1987); Campbell University, Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law (J.D. 1991); Board Certified Specialist in Workers' Compensation Law.

Bars and Courts: Admitted to North Carolina State Bar in 1991. Admitted to practice before all courts and administrative agencies of the State of North Carolina.

Professional Experience:

Government Service
Law clerk for the Honorable John Webb, Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, August 1991-August 1993.

Law clerk for the Honorable John C. Martin, Associate Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, October 1993-March 1994.

Associate Attorney General, North Carolina Department of Justice, April 1994-September 1995.

Deputy Commissioner, North Carolina Industrial Commission, October 1994-August 2000.

Private Practice
Associate Attorney, Law Offices of Robin E. Hudson, September 2000-December 2000.

Partner, Scudder & Hedrick, Workers' Compensation Attorneys, January 2001 to present.

Affiliations: North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers, Workers' Compensation Section; North Carolina Bar Association

Primary Area of Practice: Workers' Compensation.

E-mail: jattedric@bellsouth.net

Alice Tejada
Born in Los Angeles, California, July 23,1971; admitted to North Carolina Bar, 1997.

Education and Certifications: Occidental College (A.B. 1993) American University, Washington College of Law (J.D. 1996).

Bars and Courts: Admitted to North Carolina State Bar In 1997. Admitted to practice before all courts and administrative agencies of the federal and state courts in the State of North Carolina. Has appeared in cases before the North Carolina Industrial Commission. District, Superior and North Carolina Court of Appeals.

Professional Experience:

Public Interest Service
Staff Attorney, Farmworkers Legal Services of North Carolina, June 1996-December 1998.

Staff Attorney, Legal Services of North Carolina - Farmworker Unit, January 1, 1999 - June 30, 2002.

Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of North Carolina - Farmworker Unit, July 1, 2002 - October 31, 2002.

Private Practice
Associate Attorney, Scudder & Hedrick. November 2002 to present.

Affiliations: North Carolina Academy of Trial lawyers, Workers' Compensation Section, Employment Law Section and Hispanic/Latino Issues Section; North Carolina Bar Association, Race Relations Implementation Committee, and North Carolina Association of Women Attorneys.

Volunteer Activities: North Carolina ACLU, Past Board Member; Workers' Compensation Committee of the Office of Minority Affairs of the Department of Health & Human Services, Past Chair; North Carolina Occupational Safety & Health Project, Past Board Member; and, Working Films, Board Member. Member of Student Action Farm workers.

Primary Areas of Practice: Workers' Compensation & Employment Law.

Other Languages Spoken: Spanish

E-mail: atejada@bellsouth.net

April D. Seguin, Associate
Born September 10, 1975; Admitted to bar 2006, North Carolina

Education: Campbell University (B.A., 2003; J.D. 2006).

Professional Experience: Legal Intern, U. S. Air Force JAG, Summer, 2005.

Member: North Carolina State Bar; American Bar Association; North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (Member Workers Compensation Law Section). Practice Areas: Workers Compensation; Plaintiffs Personal Injury.

Email: adseguin@bellsouth.net