North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

BY DAN SMITH This weekend I was mildly concerned to see a news article stating that the wrappers for the oh-so-delicious chicken sandwiches I enjoy likely contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Even more recently, a proposed class action was ...

BY JESSICA MARKHAM BridgeTower Media Newswires I seem to recall litigating cases when I was a less seasoned attorney, and I took the losses much more to heart than I do now. You would think it would be the opposite, ...

BY WENDY TANIS ROBBINS BridgeTower Media Newswires Anxiety is the most common mental health issue among the general population. Anxiety can range from being a protective response to a potential threat to being an overwhelming impediment that can lead to ...

By Trent B. Collier My law firm is one of many to form a committee on diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, over the past few years. You’re right: this seems to be a national trend. More and more firms ...

By Jeff Trueman BridgeTower Media Newswires After many months of pandemic-related lockdown, we now know that Zoom works for mediation. Simply stated, it’s efficient. When participants don’t have to travel to a physical location in order to mediate a satisfactory ...

By Haynes Hansen and Eric Magnuson BridgeTower Media Newswires The brief is done. You spent years working up the case, and months thinking through the legal arguments, chasing down every last citation as you wrote the appellate brief. Now it’s ...

BY CHRISTOPHER R. EARLEY BridgeTower Media Newswires “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst you can do is nothing.” — Theodore ...

While in graduate school, I worked for an early intervention program that involved sending psychologists to talk to struggling young families before they developed serious problems. Professionals of all kinds—doctors, exterminators, psychotherapists and lawyers—always point out that getting them involved ...

BY NICOLE BLACK BridgeTower Media Newswires In the fall of 2021, the American Bar Association released its annual Legal Technology Survey Report. This extensive report provides data and analysis on the technologies that lawyers are using and how they are ...

What is earning capacity? According to Black’s Law Dictionary, earning capacity refers to the monies that a person is able to earn that result from skills and training. Earning capacity is used in a variety of litigated matters to establish ...