Save the Date For the ACBD Section Annual Meeting, Feb. 7, 2019
It’s never too early to block off your calendar for the ACBD Annual Meeting. It’s on for Feb. 7, 2019 at the Bar Center in Cary. That’s the when and…
CLE Lunch & Learn: How Do Diverse Legal Teams Perform Better?
Join the Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Section and the Intellectual Property Law Section, live or via webcast, for a discussion of diversity in…
What Your Trial Court Administrator Wants You to Know, Part III: Eastern Region
and Bridget Warren For our third and final installment of this series (you can read Part I and Part II here), we head to the coast and summarize what the…
From the Chair: ZPLU At the Forefront Of Change
Growing up in Hickory, N.C., I once thought that the entire world ran on furniture and textile mills. How much has changed in 30 years: North Carolina’s…
2017 Bills Of Interest To Zoning, Planning & Land Use Section
A handful of complicated bills of interest to this section were adopted during the 2017 “long session.” Highlights include: S.L. 2017-10 (SB 131, the…
Forming an LLC: Walking Your Client Through the Paperwork, Part 1
Do you ever go into autopilot when you work? If you had to stop and walk through the business formation process with a client, could you? Taking time to write…
Make Your Writing More ‘Impactful’: Banish Trendy Words
Recently, as I was scrolling through Facebook, I saw a link to a list that piqued my interest: “Lake Superior State University’s 43rd Annual List of…
Recent Court Opinions
The courts have been busy so far this year with employment law decisions. Here are some of the latest: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers, No. 16-1276 (U.S.…
Allan Head: Leader, Mentor, Advocate, Friend
The Paralegal Division, the NCBA, and the world lost a great man on February 17, 2018 with the passing of former, longtime NCBA Executive Director Allan Head.…
Supreme Court Decision in Digital Realty Trust, Inc. v. Somers Removes Protections for Whistleblowers, But Effects Are Limited
and Kevin P. Murphy On February 21, 2018, Justice Ginsburg sent shock waves through the employment bar—specifically those practicing whistleblower…