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2019 State Bar FEO 7 It’s ethically permissible to agree to a Stipulated Protective Order that contains an “Attorney’s Eyes Only” clause preventing you from disclosi… Read More
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12 Practice Areas That Are Booming in the Crisis COVID-19 is generating skyrocketing demand in some practice areas and creating whole new niches altogether. Lawyers who practice insurance … Read More
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As expected, the COVID-19 pandemic has produced a flood of litigation, with insurance disputes and lawsuits over prison conditions leading the list. More than 1,000 coronavirus complaints h… Read More
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Tips for Creating an Excellent Home Office By now you’ve figured out some of the basics for working at home: don’t Zoom in pajamas, put barking dogs in the other room, and keep … Read More
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Running a virtual law office – if only partially and temporarily – has become the new normal for most law practices. And for some firms, especially those who have employees with… Read More
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Free Cyber Readiness Starter Kit In these volatile times, it’s more important than ever that your firm stay cyber safe. That can be a challenge amid all the upheaval caused by the pa… Read More
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In remote work environments, tech tools become more important than ever. Whether conducting a video meeting or sending a group email, the tools you use help determine the outcome you achiev… Read More
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Who would have imagined a time when we have to put on a facemask to go outside? Yet here we are. Accordingly, here are four resources on facemasks that should answer most if not all … Read More
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Trial lawyers are losing the ability to try cases, and they need to start fighting back. So says Vernon Sumwalt, the 2019-2020 President of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice, in an imp… Read More
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Here’s some Ethics 101 advice: it’s never a good idea to threaten to punch opposing counsel in open court. This is so even if you do it because your adversary called you a liar. … Read More
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.
The North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts (NCAOC) recently announced additional go-live plans for counties transitioning from paper files to Enterprise Justice (Odyssey), which currently serves Harnett, Johnston, Lee, Mecklenburg and Wake counties. Twelve northeastern counties comprising Track 3, as previously announced, will go live on February 5, and 10 counties comprising Track 4 (Alamance, Chatham, Durham, Franklin, Granville, Guilford, Orange, Person, Vance and Warren) will go live on April 29.