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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. […]
Top Legal News
- North Carolina budget now law after year-long delay
- Mental health facility operator’s petition filed three days too late
- Lawsuit alleges US shared information with Iran about asylum seekers, US denies allegation
- Insurer’s suit against former employees remanded to Biz Court
- Taylor Swift defeats Florida poet’s plagiarism lawsuit
- We tore out our own backup generator
- First budget sent to Gov. Stein includes provisions stripping some appointment power
- State constitutional claims over student vaccination reinstated
- Paycom fired worker because of her onion allergy, EEOC claims
- TikTok to settle with teen plaintiff before California social media trial, law firm says
- County lacked authority to recover homeowners’ damages in code dispute
Commentary
- 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
- ‘AI won’t take your job’ and other things CEOs say before the layoffs
- When not to believe (your lyin’ eyes)
- Conduct a technology audit to improve law firm efficiency
- When the client brings ChatGPT to the consultation
- Content Marketing: Where law firms lose referrals and how to prevent it
