NC Secretary of State Cracks Down on Cryptocurrency-Based Security
As cryptocurrencies, blockchain technologies, and virtually all things containing the words “crypto” or “blockchain” continue to experience a meteoric…
The GDPR: An Example Of the Extraterritorial Effects Of Regulations
The European Union’s (EU) new regulation on data protection, The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), went into effect on May 25, 2018, slightly more…
Pretrial Justice and Criminal Case Management Reform
One of the greatest honors in my professional career was serving on the N.C. Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice. As a member of the…
Chief Justice’s Commission Issues Report With Blueprint For Improving Indigent Defense
On Dec. 2, 2016, the North Carolina Commission on the Administration of Law and Justice, which was the result of work by Chief Justice Martin, met for the…
Checking In: Aug. 18, 2018
James King has joined Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP as an associate based in its Raleigh office. King will join the firm’s Medical Malpractice Practice…
The Litigation Section Needs You!
For the entire 26 years of my practice, I have been a litigator. While my practice also includes non-litigation matters such as lobbying and “legal crisis…
Works For Me Episode 1: Employment Law 101
The NCBA’s Labor & Employment Law Section is proud to introduce the first episode of our new podcast “Works for Me.” It couldn’t have happened…
Avoid a Benchslap: Four Writing Tips You Ignore At Your Peril
By Abigail Perdue Above the Law’s founder, David Lat, has been credited with coining the term “benchslap” in 2004.[1] It generally refers to a…
And in the blink of an eye, it’s over…
The 2017-2018 Bar year flew by, and the Paralegal Division accomplished many great things. On behalf of the Paralegal Division Council, we hope the following…
Welcome to the Dispute Resolution Blog! Goodbye, Old School. Hello, Smart and Sassy!
Big, big shoes to fill! I am excited to be a part of our inaugural blog that replaces the old-school Peacemaker, which served us well for decades. We are…