North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

  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 ...

Tagged with: COVID-19

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 ...

Tagged with: virtual courtroom

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 ...

Tagged with: Legal work

  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 ...

Tagged with: Elections

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 ...

Tagged with: Black Lives Matter

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 ...

Tagged with: coronavirus

By Maura Mazurowski We’ve all heard talks of the “second wave” and how we need to prepare for an uptick of COVID-19 cases this winter. A rise in coronavirus cases means more people in the hospital and more COVID-19 patients ...

Tagged with: flu shot

By Kathleen Driscoll BridgeTower Media Newswires “Our senior leaders want us to have our teams do a six-hour online training program. I know that it’s necessary to cover this material — and doing it all at one time is the ...

Tagged with: ZOOM

It seems as though staying active is just a bit easier during the summer. Even chores such as mowing the lawn and washing the car can be enjoyable when the weather is warm. But physical tasks can become significantly more ...

Tagged with: Health