By Kimberly M. Johnson My first attempt at leaping into the unknown was when I switched careers from meeting deadlines for one editor to meeting deadlines for an attorney, a clerk and a client. My organizational and writing skills were the pillars that held me steady during my time at the public defender’s office. I […]
Sports & Entertainment Law Section By Mike Ingersoll I. Introduction As an increasingly contested topic since the rise of the Bowl Championship Series in the early-2000s and the NCAA’s 2010 multi-billion dollar March Madness broadcasting deal, as well as the recent advent of the College Football Playoff, the NCAA’s amateurism model has come under intense […]
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the section: St. Louis Cardinals Hacking Scandal: A Real-World Example Of the Importance Of Password Management http://www.privacyanddatasecurityinsight.com/2017/02/st-louis-cardinals-hacking-scandal-a-real-world-example-of-the-importance-of-password-management/#page=1 Retesting and Re-writing History: The 10-year Fight For Clean Olympic Games http://www.sports.legal/2017/02/retesting-and-re-writing-history-the-10-year-fight-for-clean-olympic-games/ NLRB General Counsel Asserts That College […]
By Laura Wetsch and Faith Herndon We are your legislative co-chairs for this long session. Over the past few weeks, we have seen a number of bills that will potentially impact your practice or your clients. Many of these bills are not likely to pass, but it is too soon to say which will die […]
By Russell Rawlings The February 2017 edition of North Carolina Lawyer magazine acknowledged the inauguration of Roy Cooper, a lawyer and member of the North Carolina Bar Association, as North Carolina’s 75th governor. The article also denoted an impressive statistic regarding the frequency with which lawyers have held this state’s highest office since the establishment of […]
By Joseph S. Murray IV You and I make a deal: You pay me monthly installments and when an event occurs, I will pay you a set amount of money (we’ll call this deal “life insurance”). After several years, I notify you that you have failed to return a required document, allowing me to void […]
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 find his most recent links below. Copyright Office Technical Amendments To Regulations: […]
On behalf of the Legislative Committee of the Health Law Section Council, we are providing the following information to alert Health Law Section members regarding several recently filed bills at the North Carolina General Assembly that may affect your clients or your practice. Find the text and status of the bills at the links provided: […]
NCBA members, please look for space on the form where you can report work with 4ALL, Wills For Heroes, NC LEAP and all the other great pro bono projects you’re involved in.
By Ben DeCelle Perhaps the most difficult challenge, legal or otherwise, faced by the NCAA and its member institutions today is how to manage the risks associated with concussions in sports. Particularly within the last decade, these organizations have focused on risk management—“the process of evaluating the chance of loss or harm and then […]