North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

BY BETH SCHERER and KIP NELSON In November, the Supreme Court of North Carolina adopted some important amendments to the North Carolina Rules of Appellate Procedure. For cases appealed on or after Jan. 1, 2021, Appellate Rule 7, which governs ...

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Thanksgiving will look much different from years past.  Big celebrations are out. Traveling, for the most part, is off the table. And though you may be used to setting large tables for holidays gatherings, you may be limited to celebrating ...

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Though the pandemic may limit the amount of political conversations you have with family members this holiday season, it’s likely you’ll still run into quite a few in the upcoming months. And in a deeply divided political climate, it’s difficult ...

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  As a result of the pandemic, lawyers are working remotely now more than ever before. This means that out of necessity, in-person meetings are far less common during the pandemic, and lawyers are increasingly relying on email to communicate ...

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BY BRIAN J. CARNEY BridgeTower Media Newswires I once tried a case during which a paperclip fell from counsel table and landed on top of an upside-down electrical power outlet, creating a small spark near my feet that blew out ...

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BY MARC GUSTAFSON In the time of COVID-19 it seems particularly odd to compare the practice of law with running a marathon, but with virtual racing as prevalent as virtual hearings, maybe the comparison isn’t all that big of a ...

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  Back in October, we encouraged attorneys to step up to help North Carolina election officials avoid a crisis as COVID-19 threatened to create a critical shortage of Election Day volunteers. Like many attorneys across the state, I took our ...

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By Galina Davidoff BridgeTower Media Newswires “There is nothing I can do. It is only one juror,” the judge said. He sounded sad as he dismissed the defense’s Batson challenge. It seemed that, along with the defense team, he was ...

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By Eliane S. Markoff and Gary M. Markoff Juxtaposing the words “good” and “conflict” seems odd, but allow us to explain. Conflict is inevitable, particularly in the workplace where people have different ideas, goals, standards, aspirations and, yes, clashing personalities. ...

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By Shawn Fox BridgeTower Media Newswires One of the key issues attorneys need to consider in any damages assessment is the impact of the 2020 coronavirus disease pandemic for cases involving plaintiff’s lost profits for breach of contract matters or ...

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