Can Lawyers Be Good Samaritans?
We’re all familiar with the story of the Good Samaritan. Some states even have Good Samaritan laws. But did you know that a lawyer played a prominent role…
NCGA 2018 Wrap Up: Abbreviated Short Session Produces Fewer Bills but More Proposed Constitutional Amendments
The 2018 Short Session of the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned in late June and can boast something that many Short Sessions cannot: that it was…
Is the GDPR Coming to California? Ten Things You Need To Know About the California Consumer Privacy Act
and Mike Slipsky The ink had barely dried on the Alabama’s new data breach notification statute (which made it the 50th state to enact such legislation)…
Call It What You Want, This Blog Thing Is Catching On
Welcome to your new NCBarBlog, NCBA members and guests. I hope you like the changes we’ve made because we made them with you in mind. With a new look and…
Checking In: July 23, 2018
Pardis Camarda has joined Cranfill Sumner & Hartzog LLP as an associate based in its Wilmington office. Pardis will join the firm’s Admiralty &…
Annual Meeting ’18 Draws a Near-Record Crowd
It feels like just yesterday that the sun set across the Cape Fear River on the last night of the 2018 Annual Meeting in Wilmington. For decades, the…
New Tools for Your Corporate Law Toolbox in Recent Changes to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act
The General Assembly of North Carolina recently approved changes to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act, Chapter 55 of the General Statutes (the…
The Memory Of a Loss and a Fierce Passion Drive Felicia Atkinson
Congratulations to Felicia Atkinson the 2018 NCBA Paralegal Division Student Scholarship Winner. Felicia was recognized on May 4, 2018, at the Paralegal…
A Site For Your Sore Eyes
On June 19, 2018, the North Carolina Judicial Branch rolled out the new public website for our courts (https://www.nccourts.gov). The site is the culmination…
Checking In: New Feature Keeps You Up To Date On Career Moves and Changes
Checking In: Career Moves and Changes is the newest regular feature on NCBarBlog.com. We’ll update you here on hirings and promotions at North Carolina…