County Attorney

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HOURS:  Office of the County Attorney in person office hours are by appointment only, during normal operating hours (8:30 to 5:00, Monday through Friday).  Meetings should be scheduled in advance by and held by electronic means where at all possible. 

SERVICES:  As always, the Office of the County Attorney provides legal advice and services only to County government, and is not permitted to offer legal advice to others.

The Office of the County Attorney for Henderson County provides legal services to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, the County Manager, and the county departments, including but not limited to, the Department of Social Services and the Department of Public Health.

This office regrets that it can not provide legal services to individuals or the public.

If you are trying to reach us regarding a pending legal matter involving the Henderson County Department of Social Services:

1200 Spartanburg Highway, Suite 400
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Phone: (828) 694-6490
Fax: (828) 697-4680

If the matter does not concern a pending case involving the Henderson County Department of Social Services:

1 Historic Courthouse Square, Suite #5
Hendersonville, NC 28792

Phone: (828) 697-4719
Fax: (828) 697-4536

Hours: 8:30 - 5:00
Monday – Friday

Any communication to our office is generally a public record.

The staff of the Office of the County Attorney is:

  • Charles Russell Burrell, County Attorney
  • Susan F. Davis, Assistant County Attorney
  • Sara Player, Deputy County Attorney
  • Parker Smith, Deputy County Attorney
  • Jacqueline Abshire, Paralegal
  • Hunter Rhoades, Paralegal
  • JoAnne Hinson, Executive Assistant

 

The Office of the County Attorney provides, in a timely and competent manner, professional legal services to the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, the County Manager, and county departments, which enables them to perform their respective roles within legal parameters.