North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

The North Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense Services has appointed Mary Pollard as the new executive director of the North Carolina Office of Indigent Defense Services (IDS), the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts announced on May 28. Since ...

The North Carolina Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization has announced the names of the attorneys that have received specialist certifications in bankruptcy law. Robert Cox of Charlotte, Michael Martinez of Charlotte, and Patrick Riley of Wilmington were all certified in ...

Federal prosecutors say a North Carolina man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison after sending hundreds of harassing messages to a woman in Maryland. The Charlotte-based federal prosecutor’s office said in a news release that Charles ...

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A Republican senator with access to some of the nation’s top secrets became further entangled in a deepening FBI investigation as agents examining a well-timed sale of stocks during the coronavirus outbreak showed up at his home with a warrant ...

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The city of Charlotte is now the nation’s 15th most populous city, surpassing San Francisco. Citing new census data, The Charlotte Observer reported Thursday that the city’s population jumped two spots in the past decade. Charlotte’s population rose 19.9 percent. ...

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Handshaking is a key part of Michelle Ngome’s networking game as a marketing professional, which is why Ngome is already missing it as social distancing rules discourage the age-old ritual. “We didn’t realize how powerful the handshake is,” Ngome said. ...

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Gov. Roy Cooper is letting North Carolina restaurants, barber shops and salons welcome patrons inside starting this holiday weekend, announcing on Wednesday the loosened rules because he says state COVID-19 trends remain largely stable. But bars, gyms and indoor entertainment ...

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An appeals court has overturned the convictions of a man accused of being the getaway driver in an alleged robbery attempt that led to the slaying of a police officer nearly 25 years ago. The North Carolina Court of Appeals ...

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A suspect’s confession to police in a fatal bar robbery and shooting in eastern North Carolina was involuntary, the state Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday in ordering a new trial for him. The three appeals judges hearing the challenge by ...

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The North Carolina Pro Bono Resource Center and several North Carolina law firms have teamed up to offer pro bono assistance for small businesses and nonprofits that need help on legal issues stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. The initiative will ...

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