Checking In: June 10, 2019
David Bradin joins Nexsen Pruet as special counsel for intellectual property law, specializing in pharmaceuticals, petroleum chemistry, polymer chemistry, and…
Chichester Named 2019 Distinguished Paralegal
Congratulations to Lakisha Chichester who was awarded the 2019 Distinguished Paralegal Award on May 2, 2019 at the Paralegal Division Annual Meeting in…
Nothing To Croak About: Westmoreland v. TWC
Judge Niemeyer’s fiery dissent in Westmoreland v. TWC Admin. LLC, No. 18-1600 (4th Cir. May 22, 2019) has people talking more than the typical employment…
Greg Romeo: Clean, Clever, Custom Comedy
This year’s NCBA Annual Meeting theme is wellness and how legal professionals can achieve it. In preparation for the event, we talked with speakers…
Legal Legends of Color To Honor Five Attorneys at NCBA Annual Meeting
From left, Charles Daye, attorney Janice Cole, former legislator H. M. “Mickey” Michaux Jr., Judge Sammie Chess and the late Julius Chambers will be…
GDPR Reaches the ‘Terrible Twos’
and Taylor Ey We cannot believe that the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) just turned one. And we know we are not alone —…
Articles of Interest: Betting In the Bible Belt, Drones and ‘Cubnoxious’ Fans
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third-party articles to be of potential interest to the Section: One NFL…
Why Ukraine and Other Post-Soviet Countries Need Mediation
Although mediation has strong societal values, mediation could be a very valuable and powerful tool to help the courts of Ukraine. The Ukrainian court…
Summer Reading: Who Was Tycho Brahe? Why Does It Matter?
Edmund Burke once admonished us that “People will not look forward to posterity who never look backward to their ancestors.” I was recently reminded of…
Join Us At Our Inaugural Lunch & Learn On Friday, June 14
Fellow Appellate Practice Section members─ I’m writing in regard to a few upcoming events in the life of our section. First and foremost, I’m writing to…