Outside the Office: Featuring Greg Higgins
Welcome to the first post of the Outside the Office blog post series! Have you been missing the opportunity to connect with fellow Corporate Counsel Section…
Volunteer Opportunity: NCBA Pro Se Custody and Family Law Advice Clinic
The Paralegal Division has partnered with the Family Law Section to hold a Pro Se Custody and Family Law Advice Clinic for residents of Wake County. This…
Pro Bono Spotlight: Blaine Sanders
Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, PA’s Blaine Sanders is not only committed to pro bono work in his own practice but in facilitating opportunities for others…
New Proposed Rules for Group Tax Exemptions
Section 501(a) provides an exemption from income taxation for certain organizations. For decades, the IRS has provided a procedure allowing multiple…
NCBA Government & Public Sector Section Scholarship Experience
I spent this past summer as a legal intern in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Eastern District of North Carolina. I have always been…
Nominate a Deserving Colleague for the Legal Practice Hall of Fame Award!
You may have seen that nominations for the North Carolina Bar Association’s Legal Practice Hall of Fame are now open and are set to close on March 25, 2022.…
Military and Veterans Law Section Honors John Brooker
The Military & Veterans Law (MVL) Section is proud to recognize professor John W. Brooker as the 2021 recipient of the Kirk Warner Award for Distinguished…
Don’t Overlook Key Employment Agreement Provisions During Due Diligence
Having been involved in a fair number of due diligence reviews over the course of my career, I can’t imagine there is a single due diligence checklist that…
Developments in Case Law Concerning Debtor Qualifications Under the SBRA
The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (“SBRA”) provides a new remedy for small businesses looking to use bankruptcy for a fresh start. The…
New Kid on the Block (Pandemic Version)
Psychologists refer to the place outside the comfort zone as a place of “optimal anxiety.”[1] Being a “new” attorney (whether practicing in a new…