North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

  Prosecutors don’t have an automatic right to appeal an order expunging convictions from a person’s criminal record, a narrowly divided North Carolina Supreme Court has ruled in a case of first impression. “J.C.” pleaded guilty to one count of ...

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Attorney: Dennis H. Sullivan Jr. Location: Wrightsville Beach Bar membership: Member since 1994 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on May 16 Background: Sullivan was suspended from the practice of law in 2012 for failing to file and pay state and federal income ...

  A district court judge in Cumberland County has been publicly reprimanded by the North Carolina Supreme Court after a finding that her complaints about the local chief judge and some of her conduct in the courtroom were harmful to ...

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A store owner who had held a right of first refusal to purchase the shop from which it operated lost that right when it failed to renew its multi-year lease and the lease reverted to a year-to-year tenancy by law, ...

A Candler attorney engaged in a well-publicized battle with the North Carolina State Bar has been held in contempt of court and sentenced to 48 hours in jail for failing to comply with a court order instructing him to answer ...

Tagged with: N.C. State Bar

When Cheslie Kryst, an attorney with Poyner Spruill in Charlotte, spoke with Lawyers Weekly about her preparations to compete in the Miss USA pageant shortly before the competition, she said that her most intensive practice was going into preparing for ...

Attorney: Charles D. Coppage Location: Kill Devil Hills Bar membership: Member since 1974 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for two years on May 1. The suspension is stayed for two years so long as Coppage complies with ...

  Part of the joy of reading or watching Game of Thrones is that developments that seem relatively minor at the time often prove to be unexpectedly important as the story unfolds. The writings of lawmakers can likewise sometimes prove ...

Tagged with: opportunity zones

Attorney: J. Brandon Graham Location: Gastonia Bar membership: Member since 2002 Disciplinary action: Suspended pending the disposition of all disciplinary proceedings against him on April 22. Background: Graham pleaded guilty to felony possession of methamphetamine on Oct. 1, 2018 in ...

Attorney: Frank A. Cassiano Jr. Location: Greenville Bar membership: Member since 1988 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for five years on April 18. Background: Cassiano offered to buy two properties in Greenville from Edgar Cox, who wanted ...