Risk Management
If you think complying with your Client Trust Account obligations in North Carolina is stressful, be thankful you’re not in California. More than 1,700 attorneys in the Golden State hav… Read More
Practice of Law
If you practice family law, you might have noticed your clientele is becoming grayer. That’s because the divorce rate for seniors has reached an all-time high, and the consequences are … Read More
Practice of Law
Want to bring your remote workers back into the office? Consider paying them to move closer to their cubicle. It worked for venture capitalist and billionaire Peter Thiel, who paid his… Read More
Law Practice Management
As you implement your firm’s marketing plan, be sure to keep the 90-9-1 rule top of mind. The rule – also known as the Participation Inequality Rule – is credited to interne… Read More
Education & Careers
Lawyers Mutual congratulates Asheville attorney Andy Banzhoff, who was elected in June as the new President of the North Carolina Advocates for Justice. A partner at Devereux & Banzhoff, … Read More
Risk Management
Colorectal cancer is the medical diagnosis that is most often missed in patient visits to outpatient settings. Lung cancer, breast cancer, heart attack and prostate cancer round out the top fi… 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.