Risk Management
The best defense against a malpractice claim is to keep a close eye on your calendar. That’s because most claims are the result of administrative errors like missing a key deadline or n… Read More
Risk Management
Ready or not, change is here. For lawyers, these changes affect every aspect of who they are and what they do. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running a blog series entitled: “Th… Read More
Risk Management
Ready or not, change is here. For lawyers, these changes affect every aspect of who they are and what they do. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be running a blog series entitled: “Th… Read More
Practice of Law
You probably know it’s a good idea to confirm the terms of your representation – particularly what you have agreed to do and how you will be paid – in a written agreement wit… Read More
Risk Management
In the midst of an epidemic of robocalls and spoofing scams, lawyers need to be vigilant about telephone communications with clients. Robocalls, spam calls and other unwanted phone contacts a… Read More
Risk Management
Here’s a risk management tip: if you’ve been accused of doing little to nothing on your client’s case and lying to them about it, the fact that you have sleep apnea will prob… Read More
Education & Careers
A federal prosecutor in Louisiana was disbarred for posting scathing commentary online – including more than a hundred anonymous posts about cases his office was prosecuting. In Decembe… Read More
Education & Careers
Did you know that there are 1,225,000 active driver’s license suspensions in North Carolina relating to unpaid traffic fines and failure to appear in court for traffic offenses? These su… Read More
Risk Management
Here’s some free risk management advice: think twice before giving another lawyer a chest bump – especially if the recipient is a criminal prosecutor. Just ask the defense lawyer … Read More
Education & Careers
For the first time ever, digital advertising – led by Facebook and Google – has eclipsed not only print advertising but also TV and radio as well. Advertisers in the US will spend… 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.