Heard-Leak: Valuable Lessons for Defense Counsel
“I kept asking how I could improve, but my supervisor would never tell me what I was doing wrong, and when I was fired, it came out of the blue.” It’s a…
After Years Of Wrongful Imprisonment, Darryl Howard Was Sustained By Love, Redeemed By Justice
Darryl and Nannie Howard banter gently, laughing and smiling a bit like newlyweds, a bit like the long-married couple they are. Their ease and happiness with…
Millennial Lawyers Are Different, Except When They Are Just Like Everyone Else
Most demographic experts define the “millennial” generation as those born in or after 1981. The Young Lawyers Division of the NCBA comprises law students,…
Upcoming Opportunity For CPE and Notary Update
We are happy to share some exciting news about the upcoming “Practical Skills for the Small Office and General Practice Paralegal” seminar scheduled for…
Sharif v. United Airlines, Inc.: Discharging Employee For FMLA Fraud and Dishonesty Is Not FMLA Retaliation
A Halloween treat for employers and a trick for FMLA-abusing, dishonest employees: The 4th Circuit held that terminating an employee for abusing FMLA leave…
Top 10 Things You Don’t Know About Adobe Acrobat
Even though anyone can create a PDF file now with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat remains one of the most popular programs in the office today. While many…
Nominate Deserving Attorneys For the Criminal Justice Section’s Gilchrist and Smith Awards
NCBA Criminal Justice Section Members: The NCBA Criminal Justice Section is continuing the tradition of presentations of the Peter S. Gilchrist III and Wade…
Top 10 Things You Don’t Know About Adobe Acrobat
Even though anyone can create a PDF file now with Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat remains one of the most popular programs in the office today. While many…
Quicksands and Cutting Edges Of the Law: Do Municipal Utility Customers Possess Due Process and Vested Rights To Continued Sewerage Service?
Note from Jon Mize, NCBA Government & Public Sector Section blog editor: Below please find an article from John C. Cooke examining the implications of a…
Who Needs Halloween? Sexual Harassment and Election Season
I come to you this beautiful October day with three scary topics you should likely avoid at any dinner party. However, as an employment lawyer and breast…