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…
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 &…