Thank You, Student Loans, For Getting Me Through Law School – I Don’t Think I Can Ever Repay You
The American Bar Association reported in 2021 that young lawyers in the United States have an average of $108,000 of law school debt. In an effort to assist…
Meet the Newest Member of the Rules Review Commission
Wayne Ronald Boyles III was sworn in as the newest member of the North Carolina Rules Review Commission at its meeting on October 21, 2021, having been…
OAH Tax Case Records Become Available to the Public
On November 1, 2021, the Chief Judge of the Office of Administrative Hearings, Donald van der Vaart, issued a memorandum announcing all OAH records of every…
Understanding the Purpose of the Subchapter V Trustee
The Small Business Reorganization Act (“SBRA”), which added Subchapter V to Chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code, has been in effect for about 20 months.…
Penalty Waiver for Failure to Pre-Pay Penalties
The most common penalties assessed by the IRS are the failure to file and failure to pay penalties under Section 6651. However, another common penalty is the…
Equitable Distribution: Laws are Still Wrong, Says Ketan
All the divorce laws are still wrong. Nothing has changed in the past 90 days. Only two people responded to my last post, and both basically said “Ketan,…
Representing Your Clients Before Licensing Boards
If you regularly practice construction law, as I do, you are likely used to client requests for contract reviews, delay claims, defect claims, and the like.…
November Update: Recent Article Highlights MVL Section, Plus Register for This Month’s CLE
With Veterans Day around the corner, I thought it would be timely to highlight the Military & Veterans Law (MVL) Section. The MVL Section was recently…
Recent Amendments to the North Carolina Business Corporation Act
The North Carolina General Assembly recently approved Senate Bill 507 (the “Act”),[i] which makes a number of significant changes to the North Carolina…
Case Law Update: Waly v. Alkamary (UCCJEA)
Waly v. Alkamary, Court of Appeals of North Carolina, August 17, 2021 (UCCJEA) Father filed a custody action in North Carolina in July 2016. Then, mother…