North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

I recently spoke at a conference and while there got two reminders about some Marketing 101 basics. The first reminder came when someone spoke to me after my presentation. “I need everything that you talked about,” he said, “and once ...

Consideration of a pooled special needs trust as a planning tool for obtaining or preserving means-tested governmental benefits, including long-term care Medicaid assistance, is underutilized among elder law practitioners when planning for a single individual older than 65. There is ...

Thanks to the social-media phenomenon — LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and the rest — some lawyers may think they’re doing all the networking they need. After all, when you invite other business associates to be part of your online contact network, ...

The number of reverse mortgages backed by the government jumped nearly 20 percent in March and April alone from the same period in 2008. At a time when seniors have seen their retirement assets depleted by market losses, tapping home ...

Three law firms with Charlotte offices were recognized as among the 50 best law firms for women recently by Working Mother magazine and Flex-Time Lawyers, a national consulting firm that advises attorneys, corporations and law firms on retaining female attorneys ...

In 2009, the federal government approved over $780 billion in spending under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. This spending is authorized through Sept. 30, 2010, and will be spent on various projects throughout the country and in U.S. Territories. ...

Is the location of your office downtown, in a strip mall, in a two-story walkup critical from a client perspective? The answer depends on the types of clients you seek to attract and what is most convenient to them. If ...

By Ed Poll, Special to Lawyers Weekly When recession cuts revenue, cutting expenses is the most feasible way for law firms to preserve profitability. Some expenses are better targets than others. For example, canceling meetings that bring people together for ...

With many law firms around the country shedding attorneys, some practitioners are opting to start their own firms, either by choice or out of necessity. But in order to do that, especially during a recession, a solo practitioner needs to ...

As a partner of a boutique law firm in Southern Pines, I certainly have my hands full. My firm, Law Offices of Place & Hanley, PLLC, handles cases in securities and commodities litigation, family law, wills and trusts. I operate ...