Nominate a Worthy Attorney For a Citizen Lawyer Award
The Local Bar Outreach Committee is soliciting nominations for the 2019 Citizen Lawyer Awards for NCBA members who have distinguished themselves in their…
January E-Blast: Help Us Plan For Next Year, Outreach Programs and More
Your responses are critical to helping us plan for the best 2019-20 YLD bar year possible! Also, please mark your calendars: our annual planning meeting will…
NCBA Privacy and Data Security Committee To Become a Section
This just in: The Privacy and Data Security Committee is on its way to becoming a new North Carolina Bar Association Section. With growing interest in the…
Lawyer’s Hopeful Essays an Antidote To Modern Cynicism
For anyone who has ever fought in vain to quiet all the little voices in their head so they can get something accomplished, Sean Doyle offers an alternative:…
Jan. 25 Is the Date For Section CLE and Annual Meeting
We are less than one week away from the Corporate Counsel Section’s CLE and Annual Meeting. Kicking off our agenda will be our general counsel roundtable,…
Executive Compensation Excise Tax On Tax-Exempt Organizations Produces Surprising Results
The IRS recently issued Notice 2019-9 to provide interim guidance on the excise tax on certain executive compensation paid by applicable tax-exempt…
VA List of Benefits Available For Veterans During the Shutdown
The VA has provided a list of resources available for veterans impacted by the partial government shutdown available at this link. The VA recognizes that many…
Section Happenings: February CLE, Electronic Deskbook, Diversity Initiative, YLD Committee
Friends – Ready or not, 2019 is upon us. As we enter this new calendar year (and the midway point of our 2018-209 Bar year), I wanted to take the…
Writing Professionally: Language, Punctuation and Tone
I am a self-confessed “word nerd.” I love words. I love reading, and I read just about anything, including the dictionary. But, sometimes I forget…
Zoning In: New Tax Benefits of Investing in Opportunity Zones
and Andrew Steffensen Overview If you are a lawyer who represents a taxpayer who recently realized a short-term or long-term capital gain, your client may be…