Welcome to a New Bar Year With the Construction Law Section
Welcome to the Construction Law Section for the new NCBA year! I am honored and humbled to serve as Chair of the NCBA Construction Law Section for this year.…
A Welcome Message From the Chair
Dear Members of the NCBA Corporate Counsel Section, I am thrilled to welcome you to the 2025-2026 bar year! My name is Nickeyea Wilkinson-Pickett, and I am…
Woodson Claims: Another Nail in the Coffin
Woodson claims are wrongful death tort actions arising from workplace injuries, typically brought outside the scope of workers’ compensation. Originating…
Classification of LLCs Under the Check-the-Box Regulations
Limited Liability Companies (or LLCs) were invented in Wyoming in 1977. They have since spread to all states and become one of the most popular entities to…
Paralegal Spotlight: Brett Cosgrove
Brett Cosgrove is a litigation paralegal with almost 30 years of experience in personal injury, medical malpractice and complex civil litigation. She has two…
Steady Service: A Fireside Chat with Our Newest Appellate Judges
If you had asked them as college students, neither Tom Murry nor Chris Freeman would have told you that they planned on being lawyers one day — let alone…
Checking In: June 17, 2025
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira K&L Gates Announces Global Managing Partner Stacy Ackermann has been appointed Global Managing Partner. Ackermann has…
Workmanship Claims on Trial: The Expert Witness Divide
In construction litigation, it’s easy to focus on the visible damage — the crooked beam, the leaking roof, or the puddle in the basement — and think,…
Disallowance of Deductions or Credits Under Section 269
Section 269(a) applies where a “person or persons acquire, directly or indirectly, control of a corporation” and “the principal purpose for which such…
A Letter to My Younger Self: Ari Sibrey-Hughes
Dear Ari, Today will be a hard day. Reading those words, “We regret to inform you that you did not pass the North Carolina Bar Exam,” will be one of the…