How To Find Federal, State, and Local Government Jobs

ByKayla, a woman with auburn hair, is pictured in a white shirt and dark blazer in front of a dark background. Kayla Britt

Did you know that there are a variety of websites where you can find government jobs in North Carolina? Whether you are interested in federal, state, or local government, these resources are readily available to you!  While this list is beneficial to all attorneys in our state, it is particularly useful for law students and young lawyers.

State of NC

This website provides a list of careers with the state of North Carolina. Jobs range from the different North Carolina Departments (i.e., Department of Justice, Department of Transportation, Department of Revenue, etc.), Administrative Office of the Courts, Innocence Inquiry Commission, Office of State Human Resources, district and superior courts across the state, and magistrate positions, just to name a few.

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Searching for Volunteers for the Grab-a-Coffee Program: Fall 2023

Alex Gwynn is a Black woman with black hair and brown eyes. She is wearing a red and white shirt, black glasses, and dark jacket.Will, a white man with brown hair, wears a white shirt, blue and yellow striped tie, and black suit. Matt Meinel is a white man with light brown hair. He is wearing a blue shirt and black jacket, and he is smiling and standing in front of a tree.By Alex Gwynn, Will Robertson, and Matt Meinel

Do you have time to grab a cup of coffee? Instead of taking this one to go, how about spending thirty meaningful minutes with a future lawyer?

A half hour of your time is all we need to make this program a success! We are seeking attorney volunteers to connect with a law student and to pass on the valuable insights you have about succeeding in law school and entering the practice of law. If you would like to volunteer, please fill out this attorney sign-up form (law students can sign up with this student sign-up form). If you have signed up during a previous GaC session, you will need to sign up again.

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Federal Income Tax Update: Part 3

Recent Cases Involving the Mailbox Rule, Time Limits for Filing Tax Court Petitions, and Equitable Tolling for Late Filed Petitions

Keith, a white man with brown hair, wears wire-rimmed glasses, a white shirt and black jacket.By Keith A. Wood

Over the last few months, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and Tax Court have issued several interesting decisions involving the common law mailbox rule and the limitations on the Tax Court’s jurisdiction to review and consider late filed petitions. In its recent decision in Culp, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals ruled the Section 6213(a) deadline for filing a tax court petition is procedural rather than jurisdictional.  Therefore, matters of equity may toll the due date for filing a Tax Court petition. Read more

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August 2023 Appellate Recap: Let-the-Heat-Stop Edition

Troy, a white man with brown hair and a beard, wears a white and blue shirt and a black suit.By Troy Shelton 

Welcome to the new bar year for the Appellate Practice Section! While you were weathering this oppressive summer, you may have missed out on some interesting appellate news. Let’s catch up.

Hail to the chief. Judge Albert Diaz was installed as the new Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit. Judge Diaz keeps his chambers in Charlotte. Before his appointment to the federal bench, he served our state as a Business Court Judge. Here’s the Court’s full press release. Congrats!

Full-court press. Past chair James Kilbourne noted a fascinating order from the Fourth Circuit denying en banc review. For anyone seeking insight into the en banc proceeding in that Court, and how those judges look at the process, you’ll want to see the competing views.

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A Message from the Tax Section Chair

Bob, a white man with brown hair and wire glasses, wears a blue tie, white shirt, and black suit. He is smiling.By Robert Gallagher

Greetings to the NCBA Tax Section! I would like to welcome everyone to a new year of section membership and activities. On behalf of myself and the Tax Council officers (Reed Hollander – Vice Chair; Chris Hannum – Treasurer; and Stacey Brady – Secretary), we look forward to seeing and working with you over the next year.

Reed and I were in Cary last week for the NCBA’s annual Leadership Orientation, where we met some of the officers of the other sections and heard about their plans for the year. I have already heard from Patti Ramseur, the new NCBA President, whose focus is going to include professionalism and especially the importance of civility within the profession. This is an area where the Tax Section can and in fact already does set a good example. I do not know how to quantify civility, but it is my belief that tax practice among the private bar tends to be more collaborative than many other areas of law. Although some of us occasionally find ourselves in opposition to a counterparty or the government, my experience is that our practitioners are able to part as friends, or at least as respected colleagues, at the end of the day.

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Checking In: August 22, 2023

Compiled by Jessica Junqueira

Collins Family & Elder Law Group Adds New Attorney

Shayna, a white woman with long brown hair, wears a white blouse and black suit.

Shayna Matheny is now an attorney with the firm, and she will practice in the Monroe office. She earned a J.D. from North Carolina Central University School of Law and was the valedictorian of her class. While in law school, she served as a teaching assistant, volunteered with NCCU’s Elder Law Clinic to assist local residents with estate planning documents, and was a participant in the NCCU Family Law Clinic. In 2019, she served as a law clerk for former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley. She holds a bachelor’s degree in jurisprudence from California University of Pennsylvania.

Fox Rothschild LLP Announces New Attorney

John Hodnette

John G. Hodnette is now of counsel with the firm. He has joined the Taxation and Wealth Planning Department. Hodnette advises clients in matters of business taxation, which include structuring merger and acquisition transactions; resolving partnership, S corporation and C corporation tax issues; and researching complex income taxation matters. He is a member of the NCBA Tax Section and has written blog posts published on the section’s NCBarBlog page. He holds an LL.M. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, and a J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law. He earned a bachelor’s degree, summa cum laude, from Auburn University.

Horton & Mendez, PLLC, Welcomes New Attorney

Alan, a white man with dark brown hair, wears a white shirt, crimson tie, and grey suit.

Alan Castro has joined the personal injury law practice in Wilmington, where he will represent clients in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. He has previous experience in personal injury law and contract public defense work. Castro graduated from the Charleston School of Law. Following law school, he practiced employment, business and corporate, and personal injury law in Charleston. He is a 2014 graduate of Charleston Southern University, where he received a bachelor’s degree in American history.

Two Attorneys Join Robinson & Lawing, LLP

Bryan, a white man with brown hair, wears a white shirt, grey tie, and black suit.

Bryan Thompson is now an attorney with the firm. He focuses on elder law, wills and estate planning, trust and estate administration, and corporate law. He has argued before state and federal courts and federal and state regulatory entities. He graduated cum laude from Campbell Law School in 1999 and holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from Appalachian State University (1995).

Christopher, a white man with red hair and a beard, wears a blue tie, white shirt, and grey suit.

Christopher Watford has joined the firm. He focuses on administrative law, appellate litigation, family law, guardianship and special proceedings. He graduated from Campbell Law School in 2008, and he holds a bachelor’s degree in history and secondary education from Appalachian State University, where he graduated in 2000.

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Announcing the Heir Property Pro Bono Project

Barrett, a white man with brown hair, wears a blue shirt, grey plaid tie, and dark grey suit.By Barrett McFatter

I am pleased to announce the launch of the Heir Property Pro Bono Project. Many legal services organizations encounter clients with heir property issues as these issues most often impact those who cannot afford an attorney to help. Heir property is an area where legal services providers may not have deep expertise. This project is developed in partnership with three NC legal services organizations: Legal Aid of North Carolina, Pisgah Legal Services, and Land Loss Prevention Project. As a section, we will create a clearinghouse of pro bono volunteers to assist legal services clients with their property issues. Anticipated areas of legal service needs are general real property law, title searching, genealogy/heir research, estate administration/probate, help with real estate closings/refinance, partitions, business formation for heirs who wish to create a family business interest to vest their property, foreclosure defense, and estate planning as a preventative measure. The project serves individuals who are generally low income, limited English proficient, seniors, and/or rural residents, and their families. The project has been approved by the NCBA Pro Bono Committee and will operate with support from the NC Bar Foundation pro bono programs staff.

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EENR Section Essay Contest Winners Recognized

Maria, a woman with short brown hair wears a white shirt, black jacket, and teal, grey, and gold neckerchief.By Maria Savasta-Kennedy

Each year the NCBA Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Section Council hosts an essay contest for high school students across the state. The essays center on the theme of sustainability, and this year’s contest focused on drinking water safety in North Carolina.

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Timing of Deductions Under Section 461

John, a white man with brown hair and blue eyes, wears a blue jacket, white shirt, and blue tie. By John G. Hodnette

Taxpayers primarily focus on the ability to take a deduction. Another consideration, however, is the timing of the deduction. Section 461 provides the rules for when a deduction can be taken based on both the timing regime the taxpayer has elected and the facts and circumstances surrounding the deduction.

Most taxpayers use the cash method. For cash method taxpayers, pursuant to Treas. Reg. Sec. 1.461-1(a)(1), “amounts representing allowable deductions shall, as a general rule, be taken into account for the taxable year in which paid.” That means cash method taxpayers can generally take a deduction in the year in which the expense is paid.

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