North Carolina Lawyers Weekly

Mar 21, 2024

VIDEO: 5 Questions With Col. Jennifer Parker

Family ties to military service led Col. Jennifer Parker, a staff judge advocate at Camp Lejeune, to join the Marine Corps more than 20 years ago.

Mar 18, 2024

VIDEO: Military lawyers have to master many fields

As an attorney, Marine Corps Col. Jennifer Parker understands the special circumstances that military lawyers face.

Sep 12, 2018

Attention! Military changes affecting family law

Recent changes in the military retirement system might call for legal professionals to familiarize themselves with the new standard operating procedures. One of those changes, perhaps the most significant to […]

Mar 13, 2018

Justice elusive in child sex abuse on NC bases

FORT BRAGG (AP) A decade after the Pentagon began confronting rape in the ranks, the U.S. military frequently fails to provide justice to the children of service members when they […]

Jun 7, 2016

Big Bank accused of swindling military members

JPMorgan Chase is facing a federal class-action lawsuit in North Carolina alleging that the banking giant took advantage of thousands of military members throughout the country while they were deployed. […]

Apr 24, 2015

Hostage deaths a reminder of risk of ‘deadly mistakes’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two years ago, President Barack Obama stood before a military audience and spoke of the “heartbreaking tragedy” of accidental civilian deaths caused by U.S. military strikes in […]

Apr 9, 2015

NC law officers can again get military gear, some reject it

RALEIGH (AP) — An 11-month ban is over and North Carolina law enforcement agencies can again claim free surplus military equipment from weapons to office furniture. WRAL reports (http://bit.ly/1NW4CgA) that […]

Sep 16, 2014

Deaf students push for admission to military

Students and teacher at the North Carolina School for the Deaf are pushing for the right of the hearing-impaired to serve in the military.

May 1, 2014

Military sex assault claims up 50 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) — Reports of sexual assaults by members of the military rose 50 percent after the Pentagon began a vigorous campaign to get more victims to come forward, prompting […]

May 24, 2011

Domestic Relations – Divorce – Civil Practice – 6 Months’ Residence – Military

Huston v. Huston Even though the plaintiff-husband - a native of Alabama - first tried to get a divorce in Alabama, since the husband has lived in North Carolina for years and intends to remain here, the trial court correctly found that it had jurisdiction over the husband's claim for an absolute divorce. We affirm the divorce judgment.

Nov 19, 2010

Tolling applies also when active-duty servicemember is defendant

By SYLVIA ADCOCK, Staff Writer [email protected] When Vance Barron Jr. was hired to represent a client who had filed a personal-injury claim one day after the statute of limitations […]