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A 2025 Overview of Bar Organizations and Dues Requirements
You are excited to graduate, to pass the bar, and to be sworn in as a licensed attorney in North Carolina, but did you know there are requirements other than…
The Myth of No Bad Days
By all outward measures, things have gone “right” in my life. I’m happily married to my best friend, and we share two wonderful children. I hold a…
Real Property, Real People, Real Loss: Restoring The Communities We Call Home
Home is a simple yet altogether complicated topic for many. Home may be where we were born and raised. It also may be discovered, unexpectedly, in a place we…
Fifty
Around the time of my recent fiftieth birthday, I was frequently asked about any profound or revelatory thoughts I had experienced. I always felt that my…
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Tips for a Positive Law Practice
“Don’t worry, be happy.” Perhaps you remember the popular 1988 song that encapsulated a worldview. If it were only that easy, though, especially with…
Ethical and Practical Uses of AI for Paralegals: Part 2
My last post on AI focused on simple and practical ways that artificial intelligence can make everyday tasks in the legal field more efficient. In this post,…
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: Tips for a Positive Law Practice
“Don’t worry, be happy.” Perhaps you remember the popular 1988 song that encapsulated a worldview. If it were only that easy, though, especially with…
Everybody Has a Plan . . .
Life as a lawyer can be a battle. Clients are demanding. Opposing counsel can be adversarial. And sometimes the greatest burden we carry is the one we put on…
The Perfect Mediation
Yesterday I had the perfect mediation. This mediation went perfectly because of four factors. The parties and their representatives knew the relevant law,…
North Carolina Bar Exam Horror Stories
What’s worse than taking the bar exam? When something goes wrong on the day of the exam. In the theme of horror season, read a few bar exam horror stories…