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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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Trust Title warned by Bar’s Authorized Practice Committee

The N.C. State Bar has issued a letter of caution to Virginia-based Trust Title, the company that was formerly HUD’s contractor for closing on sales of properties the department owns in the state. HUD terminated the contracts with Trust Title last November. According to the Feb. 2 letter, written by Authorized Practice Committee Chair David [...]

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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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