Alimony Modifications: Taxation of Alimony Payments Under the 2017 Tax Act
Prior to the 2017 Tax Act, Section 71 provided alimony payments entitled the payor to a deduction and required the payee to include them in taxable income. …
Slowing Down
I must admit this article began as a piece about slowing down to enjoy the holidays after I observed my almost five-year-old son napping on an airplane flying…
Sign Up Now for Core Curriculum for Complex Business Litigators!
Happy New Year! One special delight of ringing in another year is knowing that the Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Section Annual Meeting and CLE is…
Pro Bono Volunteer Spotlight: Dan Gibson
Pro Bono Project: NC Appellate Pro Bono Program When we asked Dan Gibson about the pro bono appeal he’s been successfully handling, one of the first things…
The Mid-Winter CLE is Just Around the Corner!
By Jonathan Massell As the robot in Lost in Space would say, “Danger, Will Robinson.” However, this alert is not about a warning to a pioneering family of…
Sports & Entertainment Law Section Articles of Interest (December 2019)
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section: Want To See…
Insurance and More (2020 Insurance Law Section Annual Meeting and CLE)
Dear Section Members! I hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a happy start to the New Year! On Thursday, January 30, 2020, the NCBA Insurance Law…
Recent Cases from the Court of Appeals That May be Of Interest
Recent Cases from the Court of Appeals That May be Of Interest On Tuesday, January 7, 2020, the Court of Appeals issued a large number of opinions, including…
How’s Your Relationship (with Outside Counsel)?
It’s the start of a new year and a new decade. Perhaps you’ve reflected on the time leading up to 2020 and have made some resolutions to better yourself…
Decade of Distinctiveness
From the way they are typically discussed in news stories, a casual observer could perhaps be forgiven for concluding that trademarks are primarily about…