Deanna Brocker is a principal in The Brocker Law Firm, P.A. She focuses her practice primarily on attorney ethics, licensing, and disciplinary matters. Previously, she served as Assistant Ethics Counsel for the N.C. State Bar for over 10 years, fielding telephone ethics questions and providing advice and written ethics advisory opinions to attorneys throughout the state. Deanna regularly speaks and publishes articles on ethics, professionalism and law practice management issues.
Ethical considerations regarding "Bring Your Own Device" policies. Read More
For lawyers handling real estate closings, it’s important to know that seller fraud continues to rise, especially with the upcoming holiday season when distractions are high, and fraudsters are active.
Lawyers Mutual has published previous alerts regarding the new filing requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) that went into effect January 1, 2024. After reviewing additional resources, we want to emphasize concerns that we have about the risks and increased potential liability for lawyers undertaking the reporting requirements. This is especially true for the continuing reporting requirements after entity formation and initial reporting.