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Planting Seeds in the Desert: Interviews with Legal Oasis Interns (Part 12)
In this blog post series, interns who are participating in the Legal Oasis Internship program discuss their participation in the program and why they choose…
Walking the Line: What Paralegals in Private Practice Should Know About Public Records
If you work in private practice, records management likely means client files, discovery obligations, retention policies and defensible destruction. Yet in…
Earnouts: Ordinary Income or Capital Gains
My prior NCBarBlog post, Section 453 Trap for S Corporation Asset Sales, notes the purchase price for a business often includes an earnout that provides…
When Two Sections Join For a CLE, It’s a Win for All
The joint CLE for the Government & Public Sector Section and Administrative Law Section will occur on November 13 at the Bar Center. This CLE focuses on…
The Changing View of Personal Goodwill in North Carolina Equitable Distribution
When an equitable distribution matter involves an ownership interest in a business, the business valuation becomes an integral part of the matter. As a result…
Planting Seeds in the Desert: Interviews with Legal Oasis Interns (Part 11)
In this blog post series, interns who are participating in the Legal Oasis Internship program discuss their participation in the program and why they choose…
Welcome Home: MIP Starts the Bar Year in Rhythm
What Does “Welcome Home” Feel Like? For members of the Minorities in the Profession Committee, it might sound like Whitney Houston, Wu-Tang Clan, Bun B,…
Planting Seeds in the Desert: Interviews with Legal Oasis Interns (Part 10)
In this blog post series, interns who are participating in the Legal Oasis Internship program discuss their participation in the program and why they choose…
A Dog’s Day in Court
A Great Dane named Roxy is at the center of a new Court of Appeals opinion that every family lawyer in this state should read before the next client asks,…
Opening Doors for Generations: Remembering Legal Legend Charles Edison Smith
The North Carolina Bar Association’s Minorities in the Profession Committee joins the North Carolina legal community in remembering Professor Charles Edison…