August 2016
Attorneys, Paralegals Beware: Wire Instruction Fraud Plagues N.C. Lawyers
Over the last few weeks, Lawyers Mutual has received multiple reports of North Carolina attorneys who were targeted by scammers attempting to divert seller…
The Chair’s Comments: An Exciting Course For the Year
I am honored to serve as chair for the 2016-2017 term. Let me begin by thanking Trey Allen for his outstanding job as our chair during the 2015-2016 term.…
The Chair’s Comments: Big Plans For the New Year
As I was preparing my first comments as chair, this tune kept coming to my mind. “To everything – turn, turn, turn – there is a season – turn, turn,…
Contemplations on ‘An Act to Further Define … ‘Practice [of] Law’,’ ‘Requirements for Web Site Providers’ and Chapter 84 of the North Carolina General Statutes
Ulysses Everett McGill (previously imprisoned for practicing law without a license and about to be hanged): “It ain’t the law!” Sheriff Cooley: …
What Is Collaborative Practice and What Does It Have To Do With the Practice Of Employment Law?
Collaborative practice is a relatively new alternative dispute resolution process which has been adopted by family law practitioners throughout the United…
Recent Court Opinions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the N.C. Court of Appeals issued the following labor and employment law opinions in the past several weeks:…
Young Lawyers Are Doing Good, But Not Always Doing Well
The Young Lawyers Division recently held its 62nd Annual Meeting in connection with the NCBA Annual Meeting in Charlotte. As the ceremonial gavel was passed…
Planning To Pursue An Appeal From A Business Court Decision? It’s A Jungle Out There!
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of the article that first appeared in the June 2016 edition of “The Litigator,” the NCBA Litigation Section…
Waiting Game: How Long Does It Take the N.C. Court Of Appeals To Issue Opinions?
I am often called upon to answer questions related to pending appeals because I recently completed a clerkship at the Court of Appeals of North Carolina. When…