Congratulations to NCBA member Christopher Parrish and NCBA CLE Publications Coordinator Laura Bonfiglio for nabbing an ACLEA Outstanding Achievement in Publications award with the book “How to Try Your Case Like a Professional: Tips & Procedures for the ‘Relatively’ New Trial Lawyer”! The Association for Continuing Legal Education will honor their efforts on the book, […]
Sports & Entertainment Law Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following, recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the section: Why the Redskins Scored a Victory In the Supreme Court’s Ruling In Favor Of The Slants “12th Man” Suit Forces Aggies To Call an Audible On Traditional Copyright Defenses […]
NCBA Family Law Section By Jeff Russell, Rebecca Poole and Jennifer Smith Custody Modification; No Evidence Presented at Hearing Farmer v. Farmer, No. COA16-760, (June 6, 2017) Defendant–mother appealed from a custody modification order that set aside a prior custody modification order. Because the trial court took no evidence at the hearing and failed to make […]
By Russell Rawlings Who would have imagined that a blog series on weight and wellness could generate so much interest among legal professionals? This thing is literally feeding itself. One member writes in to compliment me on losing over 100 pounds and keeping it off for nearly 40 years. He adds that he is on […]
By Annette Phelps It seems like it was only a month ago when I submitted my first blog as your Paralegal Division Chair. It has been a great year for the division with a lot of new and exciting changes, challenges, and proud moments. The year started off with my focus on how to change […]
Are you looking to become more involved with the Paralegal Division? Do you take advantage of our free-for-members one-hour monthly CPE webcasts? If so, the CPE Committee is looking for an eager paralegal to serve as the NCBA Paralegal Division Webcast Series planner for the 2017-18 year. The webcast series will run from August through […]
In August, the NCBA is bringing you a free, month-long e-course on mindfulness. Register here. By Joyce Brafford Once, there was a woman walking down a path who saw a baby drowning in the water. She rushed in to save the baby. As she returned to the bank with the baby in her arms she […]
By Joseph S. Murray IV Increasingly, employers are considering offering paid parental leave benefits due to pressures from a changing workforce (Millennials, state and local governments, and even, surprisingly, the current Administration). One policy option is to provide paid maternity leave for new mothers to recuperate from childbirth. Numerous discussions on the legality of maternity-only […]
By Keith Wood It was great seeing many of you over Memorial Day weekend at the North Carolina/South Carolina/Georgia Tax Update program in Kiawah. A special thanks to Isaac Bradley for all the hard work in putting that program together. As some of you may already know, we have reserved the East Beach Conference Center […]
By Art MacCord Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 38 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Please click on the links below for the most recent updates. U.S. Copyright Office […]