March 2020
Fight Hunger, Help Others in the COVID-19 Pandemic – Participate in the Legal Feeding Frenzy and Support Your Local Food Bank!
Our section membership has a strong tradition of supporting and participating in pro bono and community service activities—both those planned and sponsored…
Judicial Updates on COVID-19
Criminal Justice Section members should pay close attention to rapidly developing guidance from state and federal courts concerning COVID-19. The most recent…
Chief Justice Cheri Beasley’s Announcement Regarding COVID-19 (Coronavirus)
Family Law Section members, please make note of Chief Justice Beasley’s announcement today regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) impact on court operations,…
Judicial Update – COVID-19
Litigation Section members should pay particular attention to today’s announcement by Chief Justice Beasley regarding the operation of the North Carolina…
NextGen CM/ECF – Citation Recognition Tips and Tricks
E-filing has improved the lives of lawyers everywhere. Traveling when that brief is due? You can file from the vacation house. Still fine-tuning after…
N.C. Supreme Court Gives Green Light for Insurers to Depreciate Labor Costs
Accardi v. Hartford Underwriters Ins. Co., ___ N.C. __ , No. 42A19 (Feb. 28, 2020) The North Carolina Supreme Court nixed a putative class-action lawsuit…
Law Week and Liberty Bell Award
Note: An earlier version of this post included information about the Moot Court Competition. This event has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019…
Don’t Forget About Cyber Hygiene During Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
As organizations prepare for certain contingency work arrangements in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, companies must also focus attention on…
Hall of Fame Recognition
Membership in the Legal Practice Hall of Fame is a significant recognition by the North Carolina Bar Association of the lifelong achievements of lawyers who…
A Message from the Chair of the NCBA Privacy and Data Security Section
Greetings Privacy and Data Security Section members! It’s hard to believe we’re more than halfway through our inaugural year as a Section. Following the…