From Dial-Up to Deep Learning: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Can you imagine a time when the internet was foreign, unknown, and unexplored by the common lawyer? For many lawyers, the early 1990s was such a time. The…
Paralegal Spotlight: Erica Weiss
Erica Weiss serves as the senior paralegal, office manager, and case manager for attorney Michael D. Nash at Lloyd & Nash, PLLC, in downtown Greensboro.…
What Attorneys Need to Know When Hiring Their First Employee: A Guide to Getting It Right
As a small firm practitioner, you’ve likely spent years building your practice, establishing client relationships, and honing your legal skills. Now,…
Searching for Volunteers for the Grab-a-Coffee Program – Spring 2025
Do you have time to grab a cup of coffee? Instead of taking this one to-go, how about spending thirty meaningful minutes with a future lawyer? A half hour of…
Disallowance of Deduction of Fines and Penalties Versus Restitution
Subject to the origin of the claim test, most judgments or settlements paid by a business are fully deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses…
Practice Tips for NIL Counsel: Supporting Parents of Student-Athletes
North Carolina high school student-athletes can lawfully commercialize their personal brands. With this shift in the legal landscape in favor of students,…
How to Survive Practicing Law While Being a Caregiver – Part 2
Parenting is hard. I am the last parent to pick up my children from daycare. Parenting as an attorney is hard. I miss my children’s activities to meet work…
Ethical and Practical Uses of AI for Paralegals: Part 2
My last post on AI focused on simple and practical ways that artificial intelligence can make everyday tasks in the legal field more efficient. In this post,…
Everybody Has a Plan . . .
Life as a lawyer can be a battle. Clients are demanding. Opposing counsel can be adversarial. And sometimes the greatest burden we carry is the one we put on…
The Myth Behind North Carolina’s Mandatory Construction Warranty
The first time a general contractor client mentioned, matter-of-fact, that North Carolina law required general contractors to provide a one-year construction…