North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Attorney: Bernell Daniel-Weeks Location: Durham Bar membership: Member since 1998 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for five years on July 1. After two years, Daniel-Weeks may apply for a stay of the remaining period of the suspension. ...

Attorney: Craig O. Asbill Location: Charlotte Bar membership: Member since 2000 Disciplinary action: Censured on May 14 Background: Asbill filed a lawsuit on behalf of a client, but never served the defendants with the complaint, and the court closed the ...

Attorney: Jeffrey G. Weber Location: Greensboro Bar membership: Member since 1991 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on May 14 Background: In August 2016, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of North Carolina revoked Weber’s admission to practice law in that ...

Attorney: Andy P. Roberts Location: Raleigh Bar membership: Member since 2002 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on May 14 Background: Roberts represented a client in a federal criminal matter. He advised the client to accept a guilty plea which included the forfeiture ...

Attorney: Darren Haley Location: Greenville, South Carolina Bar membership: Licensed in South Carolina and Virginia, but not licensed in North Carolina Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on May 14 Background: Haley applied for pro hac vice admission for a case in Mecklenburg ...

Attorney: Jerry Braswell Location: Goldsboro Bar membership: Member since 1977 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for five years on June 24, effective immediately upon the expiration of his current five-year suspension. Background: Braswell was suspended from the ...

Murder on Birchleaf Drive: The True Story of the Michelle Young Murder Case. Steven B. Epstein. Black Lyon Publishing. 360 pages. $19.95. It remains to this day one of the most notorious murders and trials in North Carolina history—the gruesome ...

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A hospital’s decision not to bill a patient’s insurer for medical care provided after a car crash didn’t prevent the hospital from putting a medical lien on any recovery the patient obtained in the ensuing negligence lawsuit, the North Carolina ...

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Attorney: Keith C. Booker Location: China Grove Bar membership: Member since 1996 Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on June 13 Background: In June 2016, Booker’s license to practice law was suspended for five years. During the wind-down period, Booker failed to communicate ...

Attorney: Edward F. Dunnavant Location: Wilmington Bar membership: Member since 1994 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on June 11 Background: Dunnavant misappropriated entrusted funds by failing to promptly pay a third party $4,230 as directed by the client and instead using a ...