The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent gubernatorial orders requiring business and government to stay at home forced firms to rush to make changes. Lawyers got very creative quickly. They held parking lot real estate closings. Wills were witnessed through a window. Courts held hearings via video conferencing. As we shift through reopening stages and look forward toward potential additional restrictions caused…
Even in the best of times, over 1.5 million North Carolinians struggle with hunger—of those, nearly half a million are children. Regrettably, over 1 in 5 children in North Carolina does not regularly get enough to eat. Since 2013, the NCBA Young Lawyers Division has partnered with Feeding the Carolinas and the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office to tackle this…
Editor’s note: When this column first appeared in the March/April 2010 edition of North Carolina Lawyer, the magazine was a bimonthly tabloid and Writing that Works was a “new, occasional feature designed to give practicing attorneys a ‘refresher’ on how to write effectively for their legal audiences.” The initial column is republished here in appreciation for the author, Laura Graham,…
Recognition is a regular feature for NCBA members in NC Lawyer magazine. To submit notices, please email Russell Rawlings. Three NCBA members have been selected to receive UNC School of Law Alumni Association Awards: Doris R. Bray (above, left) of Schell Bray in Greensboro will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award; The Hon. Robert “Bob” C. Hunter (above, center)…
In Memoriam is a regular feature of North Carolina Lawyer magazine devoted to recently deceased NCBA members. To submit notices, email [email protected]. Notices received through Aug. 4, 2020, are provided below. Franklin Vernon Adams of Raleigh died March 3 at the age of 72. A native of Elberton, Ga., he grew up in Goldsboro and graduated from East Carolina University…
Linda Stephens of Raleigh is the 2020 recipient of the North Carolina Bar Association’s H. Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award. (Read the original press release here.) During her more than 40-year career, Stephens has served as Deputy Commissioner, as partner at Teague, Campbell, Dennis & Gorham, LLP, and Associate Judge for the North Carolina Court of Appeals (2006-2016). Now, she…
N.C. Secretary of State Elaine Marshall has been chosen to receive the Chief Justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. Public Service Award from the North Carolina Bar Association. She is the 15th recipient of the award. (Read the original press release here.) Marshall has served as the N.C. Secretary of State since 1997. In 1996, she became the first woman to…
The article below has been updated as of August 2020. The Local Bar Outreach Subcommittee of the North Carolina Bar Association has selected 11 recipients of the NCBA Citizen Lawyer Award for 2020. The awards, traditionally presented at the NCBA Annual Meeting, will be presented at a later date. This marks the 13th class of Citizen Lawyer honorees. The Citizen…
The article below has been updated as of August 2020. Rudy L. Ogburn of Young Moore and Henderson is the third recipient of the NCBA Estate Planning and Fiduciary Law Section’s Distinguished Service Award. He is a past chair of the section and Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. The award was announced recently through the…
This article has been updated from its original version. The NCBA Senior Lawyers Division has announced its selections for induction into the Legal Practice Hall of Fame for 2020. The inductees are: Marshall A. Gallop Jr., Rocky Mount Robert C. Hunter, Marion Glenn E. Ketner Jr., Salisbury Pender R. McElroy, Charlotte Kenneth A. Moser, Winston-Salem The honorees will be inducted…