Federal Income Tax Update
This is the first of two installments of this article. I. Audit Statistics; What Are Your Chances of Being Audited? The 2016 Internal Revenue Service Data…
Free CFIUS Webinar, Wednesday, Feb. 28, Noon to 1 p.m.
West Legal Ed’s Federal Publications Seminars will host a free one-hour briefing on legislative and policy developments relating to the Committee on Foreign…
Welcome To the Young Lawyers Division Blog!
Welcome to the new YLD Blog! We hope that this Blog will provide insight and information into all the great work that is being accomplished by our volunteer…
NC Court of Appeals Determines Mediation In Public Records Dispute Is Jurisdictional
Just before the holidays, the N.C. Court of Appeals issued its opinion in Tillett v. Town of Kill Devil Hills (17-433). The case involved a former judge who…
Reminder: CLE Opportunities Thursday and Friday in Pinehurst
Join top business lawyers and international law practitioners in Pinehurst for two days of North Carolina Bar Association CLE and networking. Thursday kicks…
Paralegal Potpourri
Hello! Take a minute to catch up on the latest news around the Paralegal Division. Career Toolbox 101: Do I Need A Briefcase? Business Communications In The…
Racial Equity Report Cards Expose Disproportionate Discipline Rates in NC Schools
From the Youth Justice Project The Youth Justice Project of the Southern Coalition for Social Justice has released Racial Equity Report Cards for each of the…
How To Manage the Confluence Of Construction Law and Intellectual Property
Construction lawyers may face myriad issues related to intellectual property, including patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. Intellectual…
Getting Liquidated Damages in Your Default Judgment
Owners, if you want liquidated damages to be included in your default judgment against a contractor, then be sure to plead the LDs in your complaint. In Aoun…
Apostrophe Misuse: The ‘Greatest Solecism’ In the Punctuation World?
As I expected, my last column on the Oxford comma generated some lively feedback — and a topic for this month’s column. It turns out that there is another…