The Appellate Practice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association is planning its annual CLE for June 2021. The Section’s CLE committee is currently assembling the program for the CLE. In the interest of making the program as relevant and actionable as possible for members of the Section and the bar, the committee invites your input on potential topics and speakers. If you have suggestions about topics you would like to see covered or speakers you would like to hear from, or if you are interested in presenting on a particular topic yourself, please contact the co-chairs of the CLE committee — Jonathan Ellis ([email protected]) and Erik Zimmerman ([email protected]) — who would welcome your ideas.
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Paraphrasing Shakespeare, when it comes to COVID-19, there are more things in heaven and earth than any one attorney has considered.
Puzzle out some pressing pandemic issues by participating in the upcoming CLE, Law in the Time of Corona: People, Places, Protests and Police. Profit from the pundits and their manuscripts as they provide practice tips. Ponder with them over issues you may not yet have encountered or may want to learn to handle more proficiently.
A pair of sections (Administrative Law and Government and Public Sector) have pulled together a positively praiseworthy CLE for you. Examples of issues that pop up just in the CLE papers include (paraphrasing):
* Lurkers in public meetings online
* Policy-making as to which political bodies, like local government-appointed boards, pose problems for budgets for remote meetings
* Policing models – Problem Oriented Policing as one possibility
* Preparing for public access and signage
Protect yourself and your clients by participating in this virtual webinar on November 20, 2020. Pick up 6 hours of CLE credit as you parley a little time into proficiency. Register ASAP! You’ll regret it if you don’t. Peruse the particulars and register here.
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Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 40 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. Find his latest updates here:
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Paralegal Spotlight is the Division’s monthly publication designed to share Division members’ stories with colleagues, inspire present and future paralegal professionals, and strengthen awareness of the profession and association.
Each month we select one amazing paralegal from among our membership and ask them to share a little about their personal and professional life. Join Paralegal Spotlight as we learn more about member talents, skills, personal and professional goals, technology tips, accomplishments, volunteer work, and more.
This month’s Paralegal Spotlight is on Wendy Kimbel, ACP, NCCP.
Position Title: Paralegal/President
Major Duties: I provide contract support services for attorneys, primarily in the areas of real estate, wills, trusts and probate. Read more
Paraphrasing Shakespeare, when it comes to COVID-19, there are more things in heaven and earth than any one attorney has considered.
Puzzle out some pressing pandemic issues by participating in the upcoming CLE, Law in the Time of Corona: People, Places, Protests and Police. Profit from the pundits and their manuscripts as they provide practice tips. Ponder with them over issues you may not yet have encountered or may want to learn to handle more proficiently.
A pair of sections (Administrative Law and Government and Public Sector) have pulled together a positively praiseworthy CLE for you. Examples of issues that pop up just in the CLE papers include (paraphrasing):
* Lurkers in public meetings online
* Policy-making as to which political bodies, like local government-appointed boards, pose problems for budgets for remote meetings
* Policing models – Problem Oriented Policing as one possibility
* Preparing for public access and signage
Protect yourself and your clients by participating in this virtual webinar on November 20, 2020. Pick up 6 hours of CLE credit as you parley a little time into proficiency. Register ASAP! You’ll regret it if you don’t. Peruse the particulars and register here.
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Are you interested in networking and socializing with other members of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section? COVID-19 has restricted our ability to host meet-and-greet and other social events in person, but the Appellate Practice Section is excited to unveil The Bluebook Club as a virtual way for appellate lawyers to connect. Sign up now to join a small group of other appellate-minded attorneys during one or more Zoom social meetings. You can choose one of the two dates below — or, better yet, join us for both. Each registrant will be assigned into a small group of 3-6 other participants for a fun, quick discussion over the lunch break. No need to fear those dreaded, awkward Zoom silences we’ve all come to know too well — we’ll provide appellate-oriented icebreakers to kick-start your discussion. We look forward to seeing you!
Krishnan v. NC Dep’t of Health & Hum. Servs (20-107 – Published) Author: Judge Richard Dietz
State employee grievance; administrative law; time period to petition for contested case.
ALJ, on own initiative, dismissed petition for contested case hearing as untimely per GS 150B-23(f). Parties appealed, saying St. Human Resources Act, GS 126-34.02 applied; therefore, statute of limitations began to run when employee received agency decision, not when it was mailed. Court agreed with the parties, reversed and remanded.
Green v. Howell(20-204 – Published) Author: Judge Allegra Collins
Public official immunity; sufficiency of the complaint; malice or corruption.
Trial court’s order denying City Council Manager’s motion to dismiss on grounds of public official immunity is reversed. Read more
This evening, Elon Law’s Sports & Entertainment Law Society will facilitate a discussion with Jeremy Evans, Founder & Managing Attorney at California Sports Lawyer, about the similarities and differences between the sports and entertainment industries, the underlying economics, and the fundamental areas of law that affect them. He will also discuss his career and tips for law students and young lawyers.
This event is open to the public. Please RSVP to receive the event link.
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Each year occupational licensing boards and state agencies are required to submit reports to North Carolina governmental committees and offices. There have been some recent changes to the time frame for some reports as well as the addition of another report. Due to COVID-19, we have seen a direct impact on fingerprint requirements for licensing boards, as well as an amendment to a portion of one Board’s general statute, which allows for greater Board flexibility during disasters and emergencies. Read more
Appellate Practice Section CLE – Call for Contributions
Appellate PracticeErik Zimmerman
Jonathan Ellis
By Erik Zimmerman and Jonathan Ellis
The Appellate Practice Section of the North Carolina Bar Association is planning its annual CLE for June 2021. The Section’s CLE committee is currently assembling the program for the CLE. In the interest of making the program as relevant and actionable as possible for members of the Section and the bar, the committee invites your input on potential topics and speakers. If you have suggestions about topics you would like to see covered or speakers you would like to hear from, or if you are interested in presenting on a particular topic yourself, please contact the co-chairs of the CLE committee — Jonathan Ellis ([email protected]) and Erik Zimmerman ([email protected]) — who would welcome your ideas.
A Plethora of Pandemic Predicaments, a CLE for Posterity
Government & Public SectorParaphrasing Shakespeare, when it comes to COVID-19, there are more things in heaven and earth than any one attorney has considered.
Puzzle out some pressing pandemic issues by participating in the upcoming CLE, Law in the Time of Corona: People, Places, Protests and Police. Profit from the pundits and their manuscripts as they provide practice tips. Ponder with them over issues you may not yet have encountered or may want to learn to handle more proficiently.
A pair of sections (Administrative Law and Government and Public Sector) have pulled together a positively praiseworthy CLE for you. Examples of issues that pop up just in the CLE papers include (paraphrasing):
* Lurkers in public meetings online
* Policy-making as to which political bodies, like local government-appointed boards, pose problems for budgets for remote meetings
* Policing models – Problem Oriented Policing as one possibility
* Preparing for public access and signage
Protect yourself and your clients by participating in this virtual webinar on November 20, 2020. Pick up 6 hours of CLE credit as you parley a little time into proficiency. Register ASAP! You’ll regret it if you don’t. Peruse the particulars and register here.
NCBA IPL Section Blog News Blasts for November 11, 2020
Intellectual Property Law SectionArt MacCord is a patent attorney with 40 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. Find his latest updates here:
Copyright Office’s supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNPRM) updating its July 17, 2020, proposed rule concerning the Music Modernization Act
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2020-11-05/pdf/2020-24528.pdf
New Trademark exam guide on generic.com terms
https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/TM-ExamGuide-3-20.pdf?utm_campaign=subscriptioncenter&utm_content=&utm_medium=email&utm_name=&utm_source=govdelivery&utm_term=
Paralegal Spotlight: Wendy Kimbel, ACP, NCCP
Paralegal DivisionWendy Kimbel
By the Communications Committee
Paralegal Spotlight is the Division’s monthly publication designed to share Division members’ stories with colleagues, inspire present and future paralegal professionals, and strengthen awareness of the profession and association.
Each month we select one amazing paralegal from among our membership and ask them to share a little about their personal and professional life. Join Paralegal Spotlight as we learn more about member talents, skills, personal and professional goals, technology tips, accomplishments, volunteer work, and more.
This month’s Paralegal Spotlight is on Wendy Kimbel, ACP, NCCP.
Position Title: Paralegal/President
Major Duties: I provide contract support services for attorneys, primarily in the areas of real estate, wills, trusts and probate.
Read more
A Plethora of Pandemic Predicaments, a CLE for Posterity
Administrative LawParaphrasing Shakespeare, when it comes to COVID-19, there are more things in heaven and earth than any one attorney has considered.
Puzzle out some pressing pandemic issues by participating in the upcoming CLE, Law in the Time of Corona: People, Places, Protests and Police. Profit from the pundits and their manuscripts as they provide practice tips. Ponder with them over issues you may not yet have encountered or may want to learn to handle more proficiently.
A pair of sections (Administrative Law and Government and Public Sector) have pulled together a positively praiseworthy CLE for you. Examples of issues that pop up just in the CLE papers include (paraphrasing):
* Lurkers in public meetings online
* Policy-making as to which political bodies, like local government-appointed boards, pose problems for budgets for remote meetings
* Policing models – Problem Oriented Policing as one possibility
* Preparing for public access and signage
Protect yourself and your clients by participating in this virtual webinar on November 20, 2020. Pick up 6 hours of CLE credit as you parley a little time into proficiency. Register ASAP! You’ll regret it if you don’t. Peruse the particulars and register here.
Join The Bluebook Club!
Appellate PracticeAre you interested in networking and socializing with other members of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Practice Section? COVID-19 has restricted our ability to host meet-and-greet and other social events in person, but the Appellate Practice Section is excited to unveil The Bluebook Club as a virtual way for appellate lawyers to connect. Sign up now to join a small group of other appellate-minded attorneys during one or more Zoom social meetings. You can choose one of the two dates below — or, better yet, join us for both. Each registrant will be assigned into a small group of 3-6 other participants for a fun, quick discussion over the lunch break. No need to fear those dreaded, awkward Zoom silences we’ve all come to know too well — we’ll provide appellate-oriented icebreakers to kick-start your discussion. We look forward to seeing you!
Read more
This Week’s Court of Appeals Opinions
Administrative LawKrishnan v. NC Dep’t of Health & Hum. Servs (20-107 – Published) Author: Judge Richard Dietz
State employee grievance; administrative law; time period to petition for contested case.
ALJ, on own initiative, dismissed petition for contested case hearing as untimely per GS 150B-23(f). Parties appealed, saying St. Human Resources Act, GS 126-34.02 applied; therefore, statute of limitations began to run when employee received agency decision, not when it was mailed. Court agreed with the parties, reversed and remanded.
Green v. Howell (20-204 – Published) Author: Judge Allegra Collins
Public official immunity; sufficiency of the complaint; malice or corruption.
Trial court’s order denying City Council Manager’s motion to dismiss on grounds of public official immunity is reversed.
Read more
Elon Law SELS Presents “What is Sports & Entertainment Law?”
Sports & Entertainment Law SectionThis evening, Elon Law’s Sports & Entertainment Law Society will facilitate a discussion with Jeremy Evans, Founder & Managing Attorney at California Sports Lawyer, about the similarities and differences between the sports and entertainment industries, the underlying economics, and the fundamental areas of law that affect them. He will also discuss his career and tips for law students and young lawyers.
This event is open to the public. Please RSVP to receive the event link.
Sports & Entertainment Law Trivia Night on Nov. 18 at 7 p.m.
Sports & Entertainment Law SectionJoin us for a fun night of sports- and entertainment-themed trivia!
Date and Time | Wednesday, November 18 | 7 to 8 p.m.
Location | Zoom (video only) | The Zoom link will be sent to those who RSVP two days before the event.
RSVP here.
Questions? Email Julianne Dambro.
Occupational Licensing Committee Update for Quarter 4 of 2020
Administrative LawEach year occupational licensing boards and state agencies are required to submit reports to North Carolina governmental committees and offices. There have been some recent changes to the time frame for some reports as well as the addition of another report. Due to COVID-19, we have seen a direct impact on fingerprint requirements for licensing boards, as well as an amendment to a portion of one Board’s general statute, which allows for greater Board flexibility during disasters and emergencies.
Read more