About Drew
Drew Richards built a steady academic foundation before entering the practice of law. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2000 and completed his Juris Doctor at the University of Wisconsin 6Madison in 2005. Those years set a course that brought him into practice across two states.
He moved into firm life soon after law school. By 2007 he was listed as a lawyer and partner at Copeland Richards, PLLC. That role has defined much of his professional life since, anchoring him in day-to-day litigation and counseling at a small firm level.
Richards is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Wisconsin. He has maintained memberships in both the North Carolina Bar Association and the Wisconsin Bar Association since 2007. Those ties reflect an ongoing engagement with the professional communities in each state.
Outside the bar registers, Richards has taken on community and congregational responsibilities. He served on the board of Our Towns Habitat for Humanity from 2013 to 2016. Since 2015 he has held a leadership role as an elder at Storyhill Church, a position he continues to occupy. These roles have given him experience in nonprofit governance and volunteer coordination alongside his private practice work.
Colleagues describe him as steady and pragmatic. He tends to work on matters that require attention to both procedural detail and the practical needs of clients. Over the years he has handled a range of legal tasks at the firm, often balancing client advising with the operational demands of partnership.
The arc of his career shows continuity. Education in the late 1990s and early 2000s led to a law degree and then to a partnership that began in 2007. Since then he has kept one foot in the local civic world and the other firmly in legal practice. He continues to represent clients through Copeland Richards, PLLC and handles matters across his admitted jurisdictions.
