How Should We Deal With Conflict?
A pro se opponent continues to file nonsensical pleadings. An opposing counsel is obnoxious and rude in a deposition. A family law case is on a roller coaster…
Federal Income Tax Update
I. No Reasonable Cause Penalty Defense where CPA did not Give Specific Advice about Erroneous Items; Johnson v. Commissioner, TC Memo 2023-116 Mr. and Mrs.…
Attorney Spotlight: Erin Basinger
Throughout the year, the Sports & Entertainment Law Section will be conducting interview spotlights of its members to showcase the careers of the section…
Checking In: March 19, 2024
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Allman Spry Welcomes of Counsel Attorney James G. Downey III has joined the firm as of Counsel. Downey will work with the…
Summary of February 27, 2024, Administrative Procedures Oversight (APO) Committee Meeting
The APO Committee is chaired by Rep. Sarah Stevens. Sen. Galey is Co-Chair and was present along with Committee Members Sen. Mayfield, Sen. Moffit, Sen,…
Informational Lunch with Chief District Judge Catherine C. Eagles has been Postponed
The Criminal Justice Act Panel (CJA) Informational Lunch scheduled for March 28, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., at the John Hervey Wheeler Federal Courthouse in Durham,…
Partnership Representatives
Congress adopted new partnership audit rules as part of Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (“BBA”), replacing the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of…
Informational Lunch with Chief District Judge Catherine C. Eagles
If you think you might one day like to expand your practice to federal criminal matters by taking appointed cases for indigent defendants, you are invited to…
The Pragmatic and Transformational Impacts of Leadership Development in the Legal Profession
Lawyers are facing increasingly difficult questions about what it means to be part of the legal profession in the twenty-first century. How can lawyers…
So, Your Client is Considering Investing In a Film . . . .
In March 2023, the North Carolina Film Office reported that 2022 spending from film production had topped over $258 million, and 2023 was off to a strong…