YLD Member Perspective: A Holistic Approach to Hiring
I flunked out of law school in 2014. Now, in 2020, I’m a licensed attorney and a law clerk to the Honorable Reuben F. Young on the North Carolina Court of…
Paralegal Spotlight: Brittany Mitchell, NCCP
Paralegal Spotlight is the Division’s monthly publication designed to share Division members’ stories with colleagues, inspire present and future…
New Year and New Goals for the Minorities in the Profession Committee
The Minorities in the Profession Committee (MIP) is gearing up for another exciting year as one of the most active committees in the North Carolina Bar…
Checking In: September 22, 2020
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Ketan Soni and Andrew Brendle Announce New Firm, Soni Brendle, PLLC Soni Brendle, PLLC opened its doors for business in February…
DB II: Just When You Thought It Was Safe to Go Back in the Water
I almost hate to bring it up. For two to three years, it was all that any of us, as administrative lawyers, heard, almost ad nauseam. For anyone who attended…
2020 Short Session Education Legislation
The General Assembly convened its short session on April 28, 2020, and adjourned sine die on Thursday, September 3. This means any additional legislative…
Valuing a Business During a Recession: Using Projected Business Income Without Valuing Postmarital Efforts
During an economic recession, the best tool for valuing a business is a discounted cash flow (DCF) analysis. A DCF analysis is the only valuation method that…
Adapting Our Section and Practices to the New Reality
“There can be no life without change, and to be afraid of what is different or unfamiliar is to be afraid of life.” – Theodore Roosevelt In January,…
Reminder to Respond to E-Closing Survey
This is a reminder that today is the deadline to submit a response to the Secretary of State’s E-closing survey as described in my blog post of September 4.…
The Mediator’s Duty of Confidentiality – When Does It Attach?
A recent social discussion with a few mediators raised an interesting question that comes up often. When you are contacted to mediate a case, at what point…