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$500 Visa cards for clients? Maybe not, State Bar says

A drawing for a grand prize to lure in customers is something more often associated with car dealers than law firms. But a firm in North Carolina has plans to do exactly that. Those plans are the subject of an inquiry before the N.C. State Bar’s Ethics Committee. The filing before the committee says the [...]

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Bill would allow non-lawyers to own stake in firms

A bill introduced in the Senate Wednesday that would allow non-lawyer ownership of a professional corporation law firm is already getting some attention from the N.C. State Bar. The bill would allow non-lawyers to own up to 49 percent of a firm.  Non-lawyers are banned from owning law firms by the American Bar Association’s Model [...]

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A divorce? I think I’ve got a Groupon for that

Ever seen those e-mailed “deals of the day” that offer discounts on everything from manicures to margaritas at businesses in your area? You’ve probably never seen one offering 50 percent off an attorney’s services, but one N.C. family law firm wants to advertise through Groupon, the company that puts together the discount deals and forwards [...]

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