Practice of Law
A picture may be worth a thousand words – and in the courtroom it might bring a million dollars. That’s the lesson from Nevada, where a Hong Kong businessman was awarded $1.03 mil… Read More
Practice of Law
Whether you work in a large firm or you’re flying solo, proper records management is imperative. What exactly does records management have to do with the practice of law? The opening of … Read More
Practice of Law
When you sit down with prospective clients in an initial interview, the odds are they know more about you than you know about them. That’s because they probably Googled you before com… Read More
Practice of Law
Unsure what to do in a case? Having trouble drafting a document? Can’t decide whether to settle or roll the dice at trial? No worries. Indecision – and even mistakes, misfires and… Read More
Practice of Law
I have seen the Courtroom of the Future and come away conflicted. An experimental, state-of-the-art courtroom in Louisville, Kentucky was featured in the July issue of ABA Law Technolog… Read More
Practice of Law
What’s in your Client’s Bill of Rights? Do you even have one? If not, you might want to consider drafting such a document. A Client’s Bill of Rights could mean soarin… Read More
Practice of Law
Seems like it was just yesterday that the 2012 Taxpayer Relief Act was passed. I was recently reminded at the Estate Planning Section meeting in Kiawah of the malpractice risks posed by… Read More
Practice of Law
Lawyers are great at talking. Listening – not so much. And we’re not the only ones. Economic development expert Ernesto Sirolli described in a TED talk how he and other Italian a… Read More
Practice of Law
At a recent CLE I heard a speaker say clients hate surprises – but I think that’s only half-right. What clients hate are nasty surprises. Like when their case is summarily dismiss… Read More
Practice of Law
If you represent the plaintiff in an automobile injury case, be sure and tell the jury the defendant “smashed” into your client’s car. If you’re on the other side, say… 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.