March 2018
Paralegal Potpourri Friday: PD Annual Meeting, CPE, Awards, Nominations, Etc.
Happy Spring! It is (finally) time to put away those winter coats and enjoy warmer days with lots of sunshine! Take a minute to catch up on the latest news…
Sunday Best: Catch Up On the Week’s Top NCBarBlog Posts
Here’s what NCBarBlog readers found most interesting on our pages this week: NC Free Legal Answers: Pro Bono At Your Fingertips NC’s New Expunction Law…
NC Court of Appeals Issues Decisions Analyzing Disability Post-Wilkes
The Court of Appeals recently released two decisions that analyzed issues relating to disability – specifically, the burden of proving futility –…
Phyllis Pickett: A Woman for All Seasons
Having grown up in the Burgaw area of North Carolina, Phyllis Pickett saw a very diverse profile of North Carolina in the early years of her life. She…
Supreme Court Hears Review Process Case NC BOE v. State of NC Et Al.
The North Carolina Supreme Court heard oral arguments in February in N.C. State Board of Education v. The State of North Carolina and the N.C. Rules Review…
NC’s New Expunction Law Offers Juvenile Offenders a Fresh Start
and Daniel Bowes When prosecutors, defense attorneys, people with criminal records and advocates from the right and left agree on a criminal justice policy…
Items of Interest: Hidden Liability of March Madness Pools, Powerball Winner Sues for Anonymity
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the Section. Risky Wager…
Sunday Best: Catch Up On the Week’s Top NCBarBlog Posts
Here’s what NCBarBlog readers found most interesting on our pages this week: Court of Appeals Allows Section 75-1.1 Claim in Context of Residential Real…
Our Annual Workshop In Kiawah Is Just Two Months Away
On Wednesday, March 7, the Tax Section Council met at the Mecklenburg County Bar Center in Charlotte, and so I wanted to give everyone an update on some of…
Court of Appeals Allows Section 75-1.1 Claim in Context of Residential Real Estate Transaction
Courts have generally excluded residential real estate transactions from North Carolina’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practice statute, section 75-1.1. A…