Pro Bono Project: Lawyer on the Line By Allison Standard Constance NCBA member Kevin Pratt understands that pro bono work is an opportunity to demystify the legal process for clients and pave a way to communication that can resolve clients’ issues. Pratt works on consumer cases with Legal Aid of North Carolina’s Lawyer on the […]
Before They Became Great Lawyers, These Three NCBA Members Were Part Of The “Greatest High School Football Story Ever Told” By Russell Rawlings In a previous life, it was my good fortune to write a book about my childhood heroes, the Fike High School Cyclones of Wilson, state 4-A football champions of 1967, 1968 […]
When Meredith Fisher discovered her sister Michelle’s brutally beaten and lifeless body on the floor of the master bedroom she shared with her husband Jason, a quest for justice began—one that would ultimately last 12 years and end in the murder conviction of Jason Lynn Young in a Wake County courtroom. The compelling story is […]
By Tawanda Foster Artis and Jasmine McGhee Dear Members of the North Carolina Bar Association, We are honored and excited to serve as the co-chairs for the Minorities in the Profession (“MIP”) Committee for the 2019-2020 Bar Year. This committee has a full and rich history in one of our state’s largest voluntary bar associations. […]
By Christina Cress Four NCBA Sections are combining their respective experience and subject matter expertise to bring you an informative CLE highlighting this session’s legislative updates. The Administrative Law Section; Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section; Government & Public Sector Section; and Juvenile Justice & Children’s Rights Section are teaming up to bring you […]
By Erna Womble In the legal profession, we’re trained to envision and prepare for worst case scenarios. We devote significant time and mental resources to thinking about catastrophic outcomes. But how do we balance this often necessary professional mentality with our daily lives? I had a mild epiphany the other day when I found myself […]
By Erna Womble Welcome to the blog of the newly minted Professional Vitality Committee (PVC) of the NCBA! I am Erna Womble, and it’s my honor to serve as Chair this year, and my pleasure to say that Holly Morris is serving as our Communities Manager (NCBA staff liaison). But wait . . . “What the […]
By Russell Rawlings By the time you read this, Steve Epstein may be famous. His first book, “Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case,” is that good. The true crime story chronicles the trials, appeals and conviction of the victim’s husband, Jason Young. Here’s what fellow NCBA member David […]
By LeAnn Nease Brown How is it that a young lawyer who joined a little committee to look at whether we had 100 lawyers in the state to make up a Section called Antitrust and Trade Regulation could go from that moment in time to this moment in time? I asked this question at last […]