Chair’s Comments
Hello, 2019! If 2018 was a great one for you, congratulations. If it was not so great, you survived. Congratulations to you, too. (We’ve all been…
Post-Project Review: How Lawyers Can Leverage Mistakes
Mistakes happen. They happen to brand new attorneys. They happen to attorneys who have been practicing for 30 years. Fear of reprisal can cause competent…
Permanent Home for NC Rules of Appellate Procedure on NC Courts Webpage
Please know there is now a dedicated page on the North Carolina Courts website for the N.C. Rules of Appellate Procedure:…
ABA TechShow 2019 NCBA Member Discount and Some Redaction Tips
Sponsored Post Take Advantage of Extended Early Bird Pricing until Jan. 21. North Carolina Bar Association Members Get $150 Off Standard Registration. As a…
COA Penalizes Insurer for Poor Writing in Policy Exclusion
Bad grammar can lead to an adverse coverage decision – that’s the lesson one insurer (and its insured) learned the hard way when the NC Court of Appeals…
New Year, New Rules: Amended Rules of Appellate Procedure Are Now In Effect
While 2019 is not on track to become the futuristic landscape predicted in Blade Runner, the new year brings new Rules of Appellate Procedure and takes…
Spotlight on Will Oden
DR Spotlight is a Q&A series that focuses on Dispute Resolution Section members. Will Oden lives in Wilmington, North Carolina, and has practiced with…
Collaborative Training At The Grandover Feb. 6-7
The NCBA has offered five basic training courses in Collaborative Law Practice in the past, and is offering the next one Feb. 6-7 at the Grandover in…
Join Us In February For a Networking Event, Annual Meeting and CLE Program
The Government & Public Sector Section invites you to three events that promise to be well worth your time. Save the Dates: Thursday, Feb. 21 and…
Court of Appeals Again Dismisses Appeal for Procedural Error
Civil litigators handling appeals: Beware. For the second time in less than a month, the North Carolina Court of Appeals dismissed an entire appeal due to an…