Risk Management
If you receive an email from a “Jacqui Salmon” purporting to be from the NC State Bar that requests information from you, delete it immediately. There is no such employee at the… Read More
Risk Management
It’s never good when a judge accuses you of “hiding the ball” and “playing fast and loose” during the discovery process. It’s even worse when the judge s… Read More
Risk Management
Missed deadlines were the leading cause of malpractice claims in 2021. Many claims involved blown statutes of limitation. Others involved missed discovery deadlines and lapsed summonses. T… Read More
Risk Management
Your worst nightmare has become reality: you discover your law firm database has been breached and sensitive information has been compromised. What’s the first thing you should do? I… Read More
Business of Law
For attorneys in private practice, managing their Client Trust Account is, by and large, a thankless task. It’s also a critical one. All attorneys who maintain a Client Trust Account… Read More
Risk Management
The Corporate Transparency Act, passed by Congress in 2021, is mandatory reading for lawyers who practice in the areas of real estate, corporate law and business transactions. Lawyers Mutual … Read More
Risk Management
Here’s some risk management advice: if you’re in a virtual trial, don’t use the chat function to coach your client while testifying. You might wind up having your law lice… Read More
Risk Management
Real estate lawyers are prime targets for wire fraud scams, and the NC State Bar recently ruled that closing attorneys may be accountable for losses resulting from such scams. In 2020 Forma… Read More
Practice of Law
File this one under “Sadly Ironic” or perhaps “Nobody is Above the Rules of Professional Conduct.” A California lawyer who rocketed to fame when his law firm w… Read More
Risk Management
First, the bad news: 25 percent of law firms say they’ve experienced a data breach. Now the good news: only seven percent say the breach resulted in unauthorized access to sensitive c… 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.