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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. […]
Charlotte attorney censured (Feb. 2022)
Attorney: Justice H. Campbell Location: Charlotte Bar membership: Member since 1999 Disciplinary action: Censured on Feb. 16 Background: Campbell represented a client in a personal injury matter and assigned an […]
Charlotte attorney suspended for two years, stayed
Attorney: James Landivar Location: Charlotte Bar membership: Member since 2018 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of for two years on Feb. 26. That suspension is stayed for two years […]
Mooresville attorney placed on interim suspension
Attorney: Brian R. Harwell Location: Mooresville Bar membership: Member since 2002 Disciplinary action: Suspended until conclusion of all disciplinary proceedings against him on Feb. 17 Background: Harwell pleaded guilty to […]
Kings Mountain attorney disbarred
Attorney: Nikita V. Mackey Location: Charlotte (formerly of Kings Mountain) Bar membership: Member since 2003 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Feb. 11 Background: In June 2020 Mackey pleaded guilty in Tennessee […]
Korean battery maker can’t be sued in N.C.
A North Carolina man who says he suffered serious burns when a battery exploded in his pocket won’t be able to sue the Korean company that made the battery in […]
New Bern attorney suspended for two years, stayed
Attorney: Victoria Lynn Block Location: New Bern Bar membership: Member since 2003 Disciplinary action: Suspended from the practice of law for two years on Jan. 19. The suspension is stayed […]
Durham attorney disbarred
Attorney: Tiffany Dawn Russell Location: Durham Bar membership: Member since 2008 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Jan. 21 Background: On Jan. 20, Russell pleaded guilty to and was convicted of the […]
High Point attorney disbarred
Attorney: Joshua Michael Reed Location: High Point Bar membership: Member since 2016 Disciplinary action: Disbarred on Jan. 21 Background: Reed pleaded guilty to and was convicted of the federal felony […]
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
