North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Sep 8, 2020

Work from home “burnout”: What it is, how to manage it

Remote workers are allotted more flexibility to take breaks when they please because, for the most part, they are setting their own schedules—or at least have less rigid structures than […]

Sep 1, 2020

I’m glad I’m a failure

By Heidi A. Lawson A little over two years ago I started a company with a co-founder, gave notice at my then-job, and jumped into being an entrepreneur with both […]

Aug 25, 2020

Managing multiparty construction disputes

By Jeff Trueman and Patrick Coughlan Litigated construction disputes often involve numerous parties, such as developers, general contractors and various subcontractors, architects, engineers, and perhaps financial institutions and public entities. [&[...]

Aug 21, 2020

COA offers lesson on how to (and not to) perfect an appeal

BY DAN GIBSON Doe v. Charlotte, a decision handed down by the North Carolina Court of Appeals on Aug. 19, is a clinic on how to perfect your appeal and […]

Aug 18, 2020

Tips for reopening businesses in the ‘new normal’

By Michael Brier These are uncertain times for businesses and their in-house counsel. On one hand, most are eager to reopen after being closed for up to four months. On […]

Aug 17, 2020

9 best practices for ‘remote’ witness interviews for internal investigations

By Matthew Knowles and Elizabeth Rodd It’s easy to rattle off a list of the disadvantages of conducting an important meeting, interview, deposition or even court hearing using Zoom or […]

Aug 17, 2020

One N.C. county significantly cut its failure-to-appear rate. Here’s how.

BY JUDGE MARTY MCGEE Trial courts have long struggled with defendants not appearing for their court dates, and the typical solution is issuing orders for arrest (OFAs). In some cases, […]

Aug 7, 2020

Avoiding bankruptcy through neutral facilitation

By Joan N. Feeney Although relief under Chapter 11 of the nation’s bankruptcy laws can have consummate benefits for a business in financial trouble, evaluating the advantages and disadvantages of […]

Aug 5, 2020

Tips for conducting post-trial juror interviews

By Courtney Collins To be a fly on a wall during a jury deliberation is perhaps a dream for most attorneys. While on some level this dream can be achieved […]

Aug 3, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court rulings raise important considerations for religious employers

By Elizabeth L. Sherwood The just-concluded U.S. Supreme Court term was an eventful one for parochial schools and other religious employers. On June 15, the court held in Bostock v. Clayton […]

Jul 24, 2020

Federal discovery in international arbitration may be headed for Supreme Court

By James P. McLoughlin Jr. Federal law authorizes federal courts to provide discovery assistance to a “foreign or international tribunal” and litigants with an interest in those proceedings. The 2nd […]

Jul 23, 2020

It’s past time to end lifetime appointments for federal judges

Recently I was doing some honest-to-goodness work editing this fine newspaper, I promise, and I ended up getting sucked down an internet rabbit hole that convinced me that one […]