Items of Interest: The Gender Pay Gap and Women’s Soccer, Carrie Underwood Sued, Venues and the ADA
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section: Sports…
4th Circuit Overrules Own Precedent, Holds Certain Primary Residence Claims Can Be Crammed Down in Chapter 13 Bankruptcies
The general rule in bankruptcy is that debtors cannot cram down loans secured only by mortgages on their primary residences. But wait, “what’s a cram…
Welcome To a New Bar Year: Come See Us in Chapel Hill on Wednesday
Welcome to a new year for the North Carolina Bar Association’s Litigation Section! We have a lot in store for Section members this year, with a focus on…
Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act Changes the Adult Prosecution Age to 18
Today in North Carolina, 16 and 17-year-olds are automatically prosecuted as an adult for criminal offenses. The Juvenile Justice Reinvestment Act, which is…
Checking In: August 26, 2019
Adam deNobriga joins the Charlotte office of Bell, Davis & Pitt as a director. He has nine years of experience as a litigator, particularly focusing on…
What’s It Take To Argue a SCOTUS Case? A Lot Of Midnight Oil
When the chance to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court comes up, sleep becomes a distant memory. We got a behind-the-case look from some NCBA members…
Scholarships Available For 2019 Elder Law Basics Program
By Shirley M. Diefenbach The North Carolina Bar Association Elder and Special Needs Law Section has established a scholarship program for CLE program tuition…
How To Survive Law School
By Sarah Cansler As soon as you get your acceptance letter into law school, you will start to receive all kinds of unsolicited advice. You should always take…
A New Year With a New Name
By Sarah E. Schtakleff Dear Fellow International Practice Section Members, Welcome to the 2019-2020 Bar Association year, I am honored to serve as your chair…
Enduring Tedium: The Future of Fights Over Electronically Stored Information
By Sean F. Herrmann “Seeking justice often involves enduring tedium.” It’s fitting that North Carolina’s first substantive legal decision on…