Ms. Wortman joined the Eastern Carolina Community Board of Lawyers Mutual in 2014. Ms. Wortman is an attorney in Wilmington with Marshall, Williams and Gorham. Her practice focuses on the advocacy and trial of a broad range of complex civil matters. Ms. Wortman has been an active member of the North Carolina Bar Association, serving as Co-Chair of the Young Lawyers Division Membership Committee, member of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Women In The Profession Committee, and member of the Insurance Law Section Council. She also served on the Board of Directors of the New Hanover County Bar Association. Ms. Wortman is a graduate of the University of Tennessee and was a Wake Law Faculty Scholar at Wake Forest University School of Law. She was named one of North Carolina’s 2011 and 2012 Rising Stars in Business Litigation and was recognized by Best Lawyer’s in America for personal injury-defense litigation in 2015 and 2016.
For lawyers handling real estate closings, it’s important to know that seller fraud continues to rise, especially with the upcoming holiday season when distractions are high, and fraudsters are active.
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.