Two Ethics Opinions on Wire Fraud Are Must-Reads
In light of the NC State Bar’s crackdown against lawyers who don’t take adequate protection to prevent wire fraud, attorneys should pay attention to two ethics opinions. T… Read More
In light of the NC State Bar’s crackdown against lawyers who don’t take adequate protection to prevent wire fraud, attorneys should pay attention to two ethics opinions. T… Read More
The NC State Bar Grievance Committee has warned lawyers to expect “serious professional discipline” if they fail to take adequate protection against wire fraud scams. The warnin… Read More
The North Carolina Justice for All Project (NCJ4AP) is spearheading a proposal to allow unlicensed law school graduates and qualified paralegals to provide limited legal services to lo… Read More
If you have to run down the hall – or make a call – to your new associate to find out how to create a pdf document, you probably need to up your tech game. If you’re using t… Read More
Five new Legal Legends of Color have been honored by the NC Bar Association for their contributions to North Carolina law and society. The honorees were announced at the NCBA’s … Read More
If you think a “naming convention” is a gathering of expecting parents, think again. Ditto if you think “version history” refers to a recap of The Walking Dead… 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.