Checking In: Feb. 4, 2019
Robinson Bradshaw Announces Four New Shareholders New Robinson Bradshaw shareholder Mark Hiller‘s litigation practice includes representing and advising…
Better Search for Your Computer
A full text search engine will increase the efficiency of a simple DIY file management system and there are a number of fairly low cost tools available.…
Be Proactive: Online Reviews and Reputation Management
Do you know what people are saying about you online? There are hundreds of online review sites, such as Yelp, Facebook and Google, as well as legal…
Items of Interest: Tattoo Ownership, CA Sports Betting, Trademark Protection For ‘Scandalous Brands,’ Etc.
Members of the Sports & Entertainment Law Section found the following recent third party articles to be of potential interest to the Section Athletes…
Federal Income Tax Update No. 2
This is the second of two installments of this article. Read the first installment here. I. Charitable Deduction Fails Where Tax Basis Not Shown on Form…
Settling Debts: A Cautionary Tale
He Began to Cry My dental hygienist recently brought her father to consult with me to discuss filing bankruptcy. We will call him Steve. Steve had…
January Tech Tip: iLovePDF Has Every Tool You Need to Work with PDFs
As the Division’s Technology Chair, in addition to helping maintain the Paralegal Division webpage, I try to share technology tips and applications (usually…
NC Supreme Court: Hairston v. Harward
Dec. 7, 2018 In Hairston v. Harward, 821 S.E.2d 384 (N.C. 2018), the Court held that an underinsured motorist was not entitled to a credit against a judgment…
Hall Of Fame Gets New Name
The General Practice Hall of Fame will now be known as the Legal Practice Hall of Fame following formal approval of the name change by the North Carolina Bar…
Section 199A Pass-Through Deduction and the Magic Number
The 2017 Tax Act includes a new deduction for qualifying pass-through entities codified as Section 199A. Taxpayers other than corporations operating a…