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Lawyers in the News – April 25
Damian C. Georgino has joined Womble Bond Dickinson in the firm’s corporate and securities group as a partner in its Charlotte office. He advises in complex transactions involving water and […]
Attorney had right to be physically present in deposition
A discovery order that would have barred attorneys from being physically present with their clients during remotely-conducted depositions was a violation of the litigants’ due process right to the assistance […]
It was, really, all good things
It’s hard to leave a job that has meant so much to me, but these things happen sometimes, and so this will be my final issue as the editor-in-chief of […]
Atlanta attorney suspended in North Carolina
Attorney: Thomas O. Harper III Location: Atlanta, Georgia Bar membership: Member since 1995 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for two years on April 11. The suspension is […]
Charlotte attorney suspended for three years
Attorney: Meg Sohmer Wood Location: Charlotte Bar membership: Member since 2001 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for three years on April 11. The suspension is stayed for […]
Raleigh attorney censured (April 2022)
Attorney: Ryan Alan Spencer Location: Raleigh Bar membership: Member since 2012 Disciplinary action: Censured on April 7 Background: Spencer represented a client in a veterans’ benefit claim. The client mailed […]
Raleigh attorney censured (March 2022)
Attorney: Ralph J. DiLeone Location: Raleigh Bar membership: Member since 1999 Disciplinary action: Censured on March 1 Background: DiLeone hired a North Carolina resident, who was licensed to practice law […]
Durham attorney disbarred (March 2022)
Attorney: Brian Matthew Love Location: Durham Bar membership: Member since 2010 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on March 14 Background: Love used the personal information of his then-wife and ex-wife to falsely […]
Top Verdicts and Settlements of 2021
Our Top Verdicts & Settlements list for 2021 is the first—and, hopefully, only—list that was fully impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. As that year began, none of us really knew […]
Denver attorney reprimanded
Attorney: Kaycee C. Staehle Location: Denver Bar membership: Member since 2000 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on Feb. 16 Background: Staehle made double disbursements from her trust account in a real estate […]
Charlotte attorney reprimanded (Feb. 2022)
Attorney: David W. Hands Location: Charlotte Bar membership: Member since 2002 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on Feb. 16 Background: Hands and his paralegal failed to review and verify and the payoff […]
Murphy attorney reprimanded
Attorney: William R. Shilling Location: Murphy Bar membership: Member since 2004 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on Feb. 16 Background: Shilling represented a client charged with several counts of abusing her child. […]
Legal Tech
- AI in practice: How new technology is affecting litigation practice
- Experts foresee legal malpractice risk for those who eschew AI
- Legal Decoder launches AI-powered billing analytics interface
Top Legal News
- Raleigh ed-tech company pays six figures to resolve EEOC disability discrimination charge
- EBay, former execs to pay $56M to settle couple’s harassment case
- ‘Don’t threaten our first responders’: Jackson sues FEMA again over withheld public safety funds
- 10 business development mistakes you can’t afford to make
- Meta disregarded its own research on teen harm, Tennessee tells jury
- Reputational management: Making your public statements as impactful and effective as possible
- 5 Questions: From briefs to bestsellers
Commentary
- Legally Speaking: How communication failures turn disputes into lawsuits
- We tore out our own backup generator
- When is a PIP an adverse employment action?
- Legally Speaking: What spring can teach us about active listening
- A useful patent management government notice
- Opinion: NC judges have enormous power. Be sure to vote in November
- The third option: Why your best employees are quietly losing their edge
- AI divorce is real, but family law can still save itself
