Our Attorneys

Rachel C. Edwards

Rachel C. Edwards grew up in Sylvania, Georgia. She was the Valedictorian of the Screven County High School Class of 1994. Rachel graduated first in her class from Georgia Southern University in 1998 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance with an Emphasis in Real Estate. She attended the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University, where she served on the Mercer Law Review. After graduation in 2001, Rachel joined the firm now known as Wright & Edwards, P.C.  She is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Bulloch County Bar Association, having served as President in 2002.

John W. Edwards

John W. Edwards grew up in Statesboro, Georgia. He graduated from Statesboro High School in 1996. John graduated from Georgia Southern University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting and received a Masters of Accounting from Georgia Southern University in 2009. He attended the University of Georgia School of Law, graduating in 2004. After graduation in 2004, John worked as a staff accountant with Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon, LLP, in Statesboro. In 2005, he joined the firm now known as Wright & Edwards, P.C. He is a member of the State Bar of Georgia and the Bulloch County Bar Association. John is also a full time instructor in the welding program at Ogeechee Technical College.

Wallace H. Wright

Wallace grew up in West Point, Georgia. After graduation from Emory University in 1963, Wallace joined the United States Army. He attended Defense Intelligence School in Baltimore, Maryland, where he became a Special Agent with the Defense Intelligence Agency and worked at the Pentagon. He served on the Congressional staff of U.S. Congressman Jack Flynt until 1967, when he enrolled in the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University. After law school graduation, Wallace went to work with Bloch, Hall, Hawkins & Owens in Macon, Georgia. In 1975, he became a partner in the Statesboro firm, Allen, Edenfield, & Brown, later known as Allen, Edenfield, Brown & Wright.  From 1984 until his retirement in 2008, Wallace was the senior partner of Wallace H. Wright, Attorney, P.C., now known as Wright & Edwards, P.C. Wallace and his wife, Nancy, have twin sons and three grandchildren. Wallace is a charter member of Forest Heights Country Club and a member of the Metter Rotary Club.  In his retirement, he enjoys taking his certified therapy dog, Tyler, to visit local schools, hospitals and retirement homes.