Like Father, Like Son — Richard Thigpen Leads the Carolina Panthers as the Team’s Top Attorney

By Chloe Scheller   The law and loyalty are two of the foundations upon which Carolina Panthers attorney Richard Thigpen has built his professional life. Becoming a lawyer was almost a foregone conclusion, given his dad’s successful career and his own passion for the profession. And after watching his dad build a career as the Panthers’ general counsel, Thigpen Jr. was similarly drawn to the team, a union that has spanned 17 years.   That unique path and the range of experience