By Amie Sivon
Welcome to the new bar year! My name is Amie Sivon, and I practice with Ragsdale Liggett in Raleigh. I am honored to serve as the Chair of the Appellate Practice Section this year. Our section is coming off an exciting year as we marked our 10th anniversary as a section, and many of us traveled to Washington, D.C., and were admitted to the United States Supreme Court in May!
I trust everyone is having a good summer and finding enjoyable ways (aside from work) to avoid the heat and the daily downpours. We were fortunate this year to have wonderful weather during our annual CLE at Kiawah Island. Our CLE co-chairs, Kristin King and Jordan Fieldstein, did an outstanding job finding a slate of spectacular speakers, and we had a fine turnout of attendees in person and online. Jordan will be staying on as a CLE Committee co-chair, joined by Helen Herbert. Please plan to join us over Memorial Day weekend in 2025 for another wonderful weekend of sun and tax topics.
John Wheatley, a personal injury attorney, is now an associate with the firm. Wheatley has practiced law for over eight years. He holds a J.D. from Charlotte School of Law. While in law school, Wheatley was a Moot Court participant and received a CALI Award for sports law. He also volunteered as a student attorney at the Mississippi Center for Justice. He graduated with a B.A. in political science from the University of Alabama.
Dear Paralegal Division Members:
My name is Alice Johnson, and I am honored to serve as your Chair for the 2024-2025 bar year.
We look forward to your involvement with the Paralegal Division and are grateful for your support.
Your 2024-2025 Officers and Council Members are:
Mr. Sall received a notice of deficiency dated August 25, 2022, which was sent to Mr. Sall by certified mail on August 26. The 90th day after August 26 was Thursday, November 24, Thanksgiving Day. The face of the notice of deficiency stated that “the last day to file a petition with the US Tax Court” was Friday, November 25, 2022. Although the Tax Court’s electronic filing system through Dawson was operational and accessible throughout the entire Thanksgiving week, the Tax Court was closed from Thanksgiving Day until the following Monday. Mr. Sall mailed his petition to the court on Monday, November 28, 2022. The court received Mr. Sall’s petition on Thursday, December 1, 2022.
The IRS filed a motion to dismiss on the basis that the petition was filed late, since according to the IRS, the filing deadline was November 25, 2022. The court, however, concluded the petitioner’s due date was no earlier than Monday, December 12, 2022, which was long after the court received Mr. Sall’s petition. The court navigated the rules of Section 7451 to conclude the filing deadline was extended from Friday, November 25 through Monday December 12, 2022. Even though the electronic Dawson filing system was operational throughout Thanksgiving week, the court was officially closed on Thursday, November 24 and Friday, November 25. Under Section 7451(b), the statute of limitations for filing a Tax Court petition is tolled by “the number of days within the period of inaccessibility, plus an additional fourteen days.” Section 7451(b)(1).
By Skye David 
Welcome to another great bar year, GPS Members!
It is my honor to serve as the Chair for our section this year. If we have not met, I am Skye David, and I am a lobbyist for New Frame Inc., and the staff attorney for the North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault. I travel North Carolina for Title IX cases, and I can also be found hanging around the legislature. I’ve been in North Carolina for 11 years, moving here to attend law school at UNC after completing my undergrad at the University of Illinois.
As we look to the year ahead, I would like to introduce you to our officers and apprise you of our meeting times and dates.
Chair Skye David
Vice-Chair Jasmine McGhee
Secretary Matt Pentz
Treasurer Kayla Britt
Thursday, September 5, 2024 | 11 a.m.
Thursday, November 7, 2024 | 11 a.m.
Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 11 a.m.
Thursday, April 24, 2025 | 11 a.m.
Friday, November 15, 2024 | The Public Records Act
I am incredibly grateful for this opportunity, and to those who came before me and encouraged me to get involved with the Bar Association. I would love to hear from section members, so please reach out to me with any suggestions, comments, or concerns. You can reach me by email at [email protected] or [email protected]. Also, I live in Raleigh and am available to meet in the general area as well. I look forward to connecting with you this year!
Good afternoon and welcome to each of you, as we begin the NCBA 2024-2025 year!
Regardless of your title or representation affiliation, I hope you will agree that now is an exciting and dynamic time to be a Labor and/or Employment Lawyer; or striving to be a Labor and Employment Lawyer, as we have many student members in our section.
I am pleased to welcome our existing members, new section members, council members, committee chairs and committee members, who always bring new ideas and energy to our organization. Our first council meeting is scheduled for September 5, 2024, at 3:30 p.m. (EST), so mark your calendars!
Dear Family Law Section Members,
First and most importantly, thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as Chair of the Family Law Section for the 2024-2025 bar year. I’m honored to be entrusted with this important work. This year, I’m looking forward to continuing down the roads that so many respected colleagues have paved before me, as well as trying some new things. I know that change is hard, and I’m grateful to each and every one of you for taking this ride with me.
So, in the vein of trying something new, I’m going to be vulnerable with you for a second, and just get right to it.
By Shana Fulton
Dear Colleagues,
Welcome to the 2024-25 NCBA year! My name is Shana Fulton, and it is my privilege to serve as the Chair of the Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Law Section for this year.
Our section has a busy year planned. Please be on the lookout for networking opportunities including opportunities with other sections who are also interested in our work and our members. In addition, under the leadership of Lauren Snyder, we will have our annual meeting and CLE event on January 30, 2025.
By the Scholarship Committee
The Scholarship Committee would like to thank those who took the time to submit applications for the 2024-2025 Premier Pass Giveaway. We had a total of 90 applications submitted!
The Premier Pass is valued at $350 and is an exclusive NCBA member benefit providing you unlimited CLE/CPE, including access to hundreds of On-Demand programs throughout the bar year (July 1 to June 30). Access more information on the Premier Pass here. Premier Pass is credited as “one of the best investments, not only for your business, but for your practice and being able to serve your clients the best way possible.”
With all that being said, can I have a drumroll, please . . . the winners of the two 2024-2025 Premier Pass Giveaways are Meredith Sawyer of James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A., and Jennifer Vaden Poe of Gordon Law Offices!
Thank you again to all who applied – please try again next year! Could there be an easier way to get free CLEs for a year?
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