2021 Pro Bono Award Winners Recognized
The 2021 Pro Bono Award winners were recognized during the virtual NCBA Annual Meeting on Thursday, June 17. The recipients are: Deborah Greenblatt…
Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion (DEI) Series: Special Considerations When Representing Child Clients
It’s no secret that the ability to form a trusting relationship with clients is one of the most important skills a lawyer can have. As a rule, “when a…
Case Law Update: AOC 50C Order
DiPrima v. Vann, COA20-545, Court of Appeals of North Carolina, May 18, 2021 A sixteen-year-old plaintiff sought a 50C order against a seventeen-year-old…
MIP’s Diverse Perspectives: LaToya Powell
MIP’s Diverse Perspectives is a blog feature to spotlight a member from North Carolina’s community of diverse attorneys and legal professionals. Members…
Checking In: June 15, 2021
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Payne Joins Bradley Arant Boult Cummings Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has announced that 24 attorneys have joined the…
2021 Distinguished Paralegal Award Winner: Alicia Mitchell-Mercer
Alicia Mitchell-Mercer has been selected to receive the 2021 Distinguished Paralegal Award. The award will be presented at the 2021 NCBA Annual Meeting, which…
Paralegal Spotlight: Laurie Hayden
Paralegal Spotlight is the division’s monthly publication designed to share division members’ stories with colleagues, inspire present and future…
Network Segmentation – Perhaps the Only Piece of Good News From the Colonial Pipeline Hack
Introduction Now that the situation at the pump seems to have recovered and returned to normal, it is time to figure out what actually happened in the…
No Ordinary Soldier, No Ordinary Judge – An Interview with Judge Donald W. Overby
This second piece in a series of interviews with recently retired administrative law experts and practitioners will give you insights from the perspective of…
A Former General Assembly Insider’s Viewpoint – An Interview with Recently Retired NCGA Division Director Karen Cochrane-Brown
There are times when administrative lawyers wish they could get the “scoop” from General Assembly insiders – to help them understand how to improve why…