The Chair’s Comments: Big Plans For the New Year
As I was preparing my first comments as chair, this tune kept coming to my mind. “To everything – turn, turn, turn – there is a season – turn, turn,…
Contemplations on ‘An Act to Further Define … ‘Practice [of] Law’,’ ‘Requirements for Web Site Providers’ and Chapter 84 of the North Carolina General Statutes
Ulysses Everett McGill (previously imprisoned for practicing law without a license and about to be hanged): “It ain’t the law!” Sheriff Cooley: …
What Is Collaborative Practice and What Does It Have To Do With the Practice Of Employment Law?
Collaborative practice is a relatively new alternative dispute resolution process which has been adopted by family law practitioners throughout the United…
Recent Court Opinions
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the N.C. Court of Appeals issued the following labor and employment law opinions in the past several weeks:…
Young Lawyers Are Doing Good, But Not Always Doing Well
The Young Lawyers Division recently held its 62nd Annual Meeting in connection with the NCBA Annual Meeting in Charlotte. As the ceremonial gavel was passed…
Planning To Pursue An Appeal From A Business Court Decision? It’s A Jungle Out There!
Editor’s note: This is an updated version of the article that first appeared in the June 2016 edition of “The Litigator,” the NCBA Litigation Section…
Waiting Game: How Long Does It Take the N.C. Court Of Appeals To Issue Opinions?
I am often called upon to answer questions related to pending appeals because I recently completed a clerkship at the Court of Appeals of North Carolina. When…
Prepping For Mediation: Practice Tips for Young Litigators
Editor’s note: This article appeared originally in The Advocate, the newsletter of the NCBA’s Young Lawyers Division. When The Advocate asked me to write…
Cultural Exchange Missions: The Importance of Participation
Richard Gabriel, a member of the NCBA’s International Law & Practice Section and frequent participant in the attorney exchange program, reflects on the…
There’s No Place Like Home: Job Searching From an Out-Of-State Law School
When attending an out-of-state law school, the stress of job searching can make you wish you had the ability to click your heels three times to return home…