Member Spotlight: Ryan Fairchild
Throughout the year, the Sports & Entertainment Law Section will be conducting interview spotlights of its members to showcase the careers of the section…
Federal Income Tax Update
This is the last of three installments of this article. I. Bookkeeper Falls Victim to Section 6672 Trust Fund Recovery Penalty; Kazmi, TC Memo 2022-13. In…
Updates from the Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Law Section
Dear Colleagues, Welcome, albeit a bit late, to the 2022-2023 NCBA year! It is my privilege to serve as your chair for the bar year. Our section has a busy…
“Parental Alienation”: Too Often a Red Herring in Child Custody Cases
In October 2020, I wrote about the weaponization of the charge of parental alienation in family court, and how it obscures the multiple legitimate reasons…
Paralegal Ethics: Deck the Halls, or Maybe Not!
The holidays are fast approaching, and many of us are looking forward to holiday parties, delicious goodies adorning the breakroom counters, festive…
New North Carolina PTE Tax Can Reduce Federal Income Taxes
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 capped the deduction available to individual taxpayers under Section 164 to $10,000 for 2017 through 2025. That deduction…
Checking In: December 14, 2022
Compiled by Jessica Junqueira Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, PLLC Announces New Attorney Brennan Ferguson has joined the firm. She practices in the…
When Should Mediators Be Able To Write The Settlement Agreement For Parties?
In the early 1990s, I conducted mediations for divorcing couples and had a steady growing business. In most cases, one party or both had attorneys with whom…
How to Stop Failing at Getting Your Pro Bono Hours
Elysia Prendergast-Jones and Sarah Hill McIntyre are Co-Chairs of the Pro Bono Committee of the Family Law Section. They have taken on the important task of…
Changes to the Rules of Professional Conduct Regarding Client Confidentiality
The Supreme Court of North Carolina recently approved amendments to Rules of Professional Conduct 1.6 (Confidentiality of Information) and 1.9 (Duties to…