Nominations Open for the Legal Practice Hall of Fame
For several years, I have served on the NCBA Law Practice Hall of Fame Selection Committee. It has been a privilege to do so, as the Committee reviews the…
Civics, Civility, and Collaboration: The Cornerstone of our Democracy – Law Day 2023
The American Bar Association hosts Law Day each year on the first Friday in May to celebrate the role of law in our society and to cultivate a deeper…
Access to Our Courts
This past year, the North Carolina Bar Association focused on access to our courts. The North Carolina State Bar also is evaluating this important subject. As…
Erin Acaley – The Winner of the Fall 2022 Paralegal Division Student Scholarship
The Scholarship Committee had a number of excellent student essays submitted for the Fall 2022 Paralegal Division Student Scholarship. The topic, “What…
Upcoming Pro Bono Opportunities
Greetings Section Members, Anne Harvey, Mona O’Bryant and I serve as the co-chairs of the Environment, Energy, & Natural Resources Law Section Pro Bono…
Administrative Law in the News – Recent Articles
This post links to a wide variety of articles reflecting the breadth and depth of administrative law: a North Carolina entity’s administrative law-related…
Family Law Section Update: January
A. We had a Council meeting on January 12, 2023. The next meeting is on March 23, 2023, in Cary, NC. You might ask: “Why wasn’t I invited?” The answer…
Checking In: January 24, 2023
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Selects New Counsel Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP announced that Leah M. Campbell has been elevated to counsel with the…
Pro Bono and Nominating Committee Updates
We hope everyone’s 2023 is off to a great start! The Dispute Resolution Section asks all mediators, arbitrators, collaboratively trained…
Qualified Charitable Distributions from IRAs
Section 401(a)(9) requires annual minimum distributions from traditional IRAs beginning in the year the owner of the account attains age 72 or, if later, the…