How Corporate Counsel Can Push Back on Outside Counsel Guidelines by Citing the Ethics Rules
By Amy Richardson, Hilary Gerzhoy, and Lauren Snyder In recent years, clients have begun to insist that their corporate counsel sign Outside…
Mark Your Calendars: The Secretary of State’s Office Will be Closed
The Department of the Secretary of State is closed on official state government holidays. You can view the calendar of holidays here. If other closings are…
Tips for Using New Statutory Ratification Procedure to Cure Defects in Authorizations of Share Issuances and Other Corporate Actions
By David B. Clement and Christopher B. Capel As described in an earlier ncbarblog post, among the 2018 changes to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act,…
NC COA: Termination of Parental Rights, In re T.H. and M.H.
By Jessica B. Heffner Termination of Parental Rights, NC COA18-926, In re T.H. & M.H., June 18, 2019, Rowan County Respondents appealed an order…
NC COA: Termination of Parental Rights, In re D.A.Y.
By Jessica B. Heffner Termination of Parental Rights, COA18-1226, In re D.A.Y., June 18, 2019, Stanly County Petitioner-Father, a resident of Stanly County,…
NC COA: Sfreddo v. Hicks
By Tony Kehoe Requirements for Notary Certificate and Acknowledgment; Timeliness of Appeal of Summary Judgment Order from Converted Motion to Dismiss Hearing,…
Court Decision Highlights Importance of ADA ‘Interactive Process’
By Zachary Anstett In an order filed July 18, U.S. District Court Judge Louise Flanagan of the Eastern District of North Carolina refused to dismiss a lawsuit…
Happy New (Bar) Year!
By Eleasa Allen July 1 welcomed a new year at the Bar Association. With this new year, we say “goodbye” and “thank you” to our past council members…
Welcome To a New Bar Year
By Clara Cottrell Dear Members of the Corporate Counsel Section: It is my privilege to serve as the chair of the Corporate Counsel Section during the…
Checking In: July 26, 2019
Domestic litigation firm Cordell & Cordell has recently hired attorney A. Allister Cooper to join its office in Wilmington. Cooper’s practice focuses on…