Recent Articles from David Donovan
Raleigh attorney reprimanded
Alton R. Williams was reprimanded on May 14.
District Attorney in Henderson Co. reprimanded
Gregory A. Newman was reprimanded on May 14.
High Point attorney reprimanded
J. Eric Skager was reprimanded on May 14.
Louisiana attorney censured in N.C.
David Capasso of New Orleans, Louisiana was censured on May 14.
Durham attorney suspended
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 […]
Charlotte attorney censured
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 […]
Greensboro attorney reprimanded
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 […]
Raleigh attorney reprimanded
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 […]
South Carolina attorney reprimanded in N.C.
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 […]
Goldsboro attorney suspended for additional five years
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 […]
Attorney’s book returns to the scenes of the crime
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 […]
Hospital can enforce lien without billing insurer first
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 […]
Top Legal News
- BIA used wrong standard to reverse CAT protection
- New York sues 3M, DuPont, others over toxic ‘forever chemicals’ in consumer goods
- New NC budget guts funding for civil legal aid
- NC budget eliminates minority business office, folds health equity office into broader division
- US states could sue next week to block Paramount-Warner Bros deal, sources say
- Estate settles after woman killed by impaired driver
- Retired couple injured in I-485 crash
- Data breach claims against Bojangles largely survive dismissal
- 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
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




