Education & Careers
Annemarie Pantazis doesn’t come from a family of lawyers. In fact, she comes from a family where work had to take precedence over education. Her father went to vocational high school and… Read More
Education & Careers
Are you letting legal fees walk out the door, or never make it in? Sometimes clients believe that as an attorney you should be able to handle any and every legal matter. However, you may not b… Read More
Education & Careers
A recent North Carolina Advocates for Justice publication, Trial Briefs, printed three essays that share the personal experiences, perspectives and obstacles faced by three attorneys beginning… Read More
Business of Law
From the sleek black and white web design to the firm’s blog which bears the tag line, “a fresh pour of legal wit,” everything about Carolina Craft Legal’s websitesays … Read More
Practice of Law
Uninsured Motorist Insurance carriers, unlike Underinsured Motorist Insurance carriers, must be formally served with process within the statute of limitations. Where a plaintiff seeks to bind… Read More
Practice of Law
If you give oral notice of a voluntary dismissal without prejudice and intend to re-file, do so within one year of the date you gave oral notice, not one year from the date you filed a stipula… Read More
Education & Careers
You wouldn’t think of taking an important trip without something – a map or an app – to guide you safely to your destination. Similarly, you can’t make important time … Read More
Education & Careers
Many malpractice claims stem from failure to document the scope and nature of the representation and fee to be charged the client. There is a simple fix to this situation that you should cons… Read More
Education & Careers
When it comes to thriving in today’s legal industry, two words come to mind “forward thinking.” We live in a fast paced, technology driven world that’s all about transp… Read More
Practice of Law
Building strong client relation skills should begin before your first actual client interview or case assignment. In fact, it likely started years ago – in kindergarten, or even in your… 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.