By W. Bain Jones Jr. As I begin my year as your Chair, I am humbled to have this honor to serve such a talented, committed group of attorneys. I have been privileged to work with you in my practice and while at the Office of Administrative Hearings. We all work very hard to apply […]
By the Communications Committee North Carolina Supreme Court Bartley v. City of High Point, North Carolina Supreme Court, June 17, 2022, Published Whether the Court of Appeals properly affirmed the trial court’s partial denial of defendant’s motion for summary judgment as to the claims against him in his individual capacity, finding genuine issues of material […]
By the Communications Committee The first part of this article consists of reasons the section presented the award to Judge Mann, and the second part has his response to the presentation[1]: Julian Mann III is held in high esteem by the administrative law bar and has the respect of all parties in the administrative process […]
By the Communications Committee The practice of law is many things – challenging, intellectually stimulating, problem solving, creative (and fun). At its best, the practice of law is built upon the shoulders, and with the help, of those who have gone before us, as well as our peers. Giving Bar Association awards is a way […]
By the Communications Committee The past two years have changed not only where and how we work, but with whom we work. After several employee retirements and departures, the Office of Administrative Hearings has welcomed the following new members to the administrative bench: The Honorable Michael C. Byrne was appointed and sworn in as an […]
By the Communications Committee N.C. Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls was the guest speaker at the April 14, 2022, meeting of the Administrative Law Section Council. Her presentation summarized a report titled “In Pursuit of Justice: An Assessment of the Civil Legal Needs of North Carolina.” The report, issued in April 2021, was generated […]
By Nicholas Dowgul Over the last twelve months, there have been a number of changes to the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. The Ethics Committee for the NCBA Administrative Law Section has done a great job of compiling some important ethics changes in 2021. Some of the below ethics opinions and rules are applicable […]
By Margaret Currin Wayne Ronald Boyles III was sworn in as the newest member of the North Carolina Rules Review Commission at its meeting on October 21, 2021, having been appointed to that position by the North Carolina House of Representatives Speaker Tim Moore. Wayne is a native of Mount Airy. He graduated from the […]
By MaryJane Richardson Most new lawyers fall into one of two types. The first type knows that, although they worked hard and learned a lot in law school, they know very little about the actual practice of law. The second type consists of those who not only know everything but will also tell you they […]
Pull out your ear buds. Now you can listen and learn about administrative law. There are some pretty interesting podcasts about administrative law out there. Here are two examples of groups putting out administrative law podcasts. If you know of more, please share them by putting a note in the Administrative Law forum. 1. “A […]