Upon completion of June 23-24 NCBA Annual Meeting and summer and organizational meetings of the NCBA Board of Governors and the NCBF Board of Directors, the 2022-23 NCBF Board of Directors is set. Nan Hannah of Hannah Sheridan & Cochran, LLP in Raleigh has been elected and Robin J. Stinson of Bell, Davis & Pitt in Winston-Salem has been re-elected…
An overwhelming percentage of North Carolinians would rather elect their judges than have them appointed by state government, but they would prefer nonpartisan judicial elections, according to polling conducted recently on behalf of the North Carolina Bar Association. In separate statewide surveys of likely general election voters and attorneys, respondents also indicated varying degrees of trust in the federal government…
The North Carolina Bar Association will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting on June 23-24 at the Benton Convention Center in Winston-Salem, marking the first time this event has been held in person since 2019. Clayton D. Morgan of Raleigh will be installed as the 128th president of the NCBA, succeeding Jon Heyl of Charlotte. Morgan will also serve as president…
Students from across the state gathered in Raleigh on Friday, May 6, as the North Carolina Bar Association observed Law Day 2022. The culminating awards ceremony and all of the Law Week events were conducted by the NCBA Young Lawyers Division and supported by the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment through the Beverly C. Moore and Douglas Carmichael McIntyre II…
The champions of the 2022 N.C. Legal Feeding Frenzy were recognized on Thursday, April 27, by Attorney General Josh Stein. Legal Feeding Frenzy is a collaborative effort of the North Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment, Feeding The Carolinas and the N.C. Attorney General. Spencer Fritts and Meredith Brewer, co-chairs of the YLD Legal…
The Legal Feeding Frenzy results are in and the NCBA Young Lawyers Division will host the annual awards ceremony on Wednesday, April 27, at noon. The virtual ceremony will be accessible via Facebook Live. Attorney General Josh Stein will announce this year’s total funds raised (including offline donations) and the winners of Legal Feeding Frenzy, including the recipient of the…
The North Carolina Bar Association will recognize the 16th class of Citizen Lawyer Award winners on Friday, June 24, at the NCBA Annual Meeting in Winston-Salem. The awards will be presented during the Awards Presentation and Presidential Installation Dinner. The 2022 Citizen Lawyer Award winners are: Deborah Sandlin, Sandlin Family Law Group, Raleigh Judge Carrie F. Vickery, N.C. District Court,…
Friday, March 4, 2022, was a great day to be a lawyer, and an even better day to be a North Carolina lawyer and member of the North Carolina Bar Association. It was on this date that the North Carolina Bar Foundation presented the 15th Annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day, and it was a huge success. “It is always inspiring…
Volunteers rolled up their sleeves on Friday, February 25, during the official kickoff of the 2022 Legal Feeding Frenzy. The Feeding Frenzy is a joint program conducted by the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association and the Feeding the Carolinas Food Banks, supported by a grant from the North Carolina Bar Foundation Endowment. This year’s Feeding Frenzy…
The 15th annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day of the North Carolina Bar Foundation will take place on Friday, March 4, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Due to the ongoing pandemic, volunteers will be operating remotely for the second consecutive year. Community partners who have supported 4ALL in the past are on board to promote this year’s event: WLOS –…
The North Carolina Bar Association provides a compilation of mass swearing-in ceremonies across the state, using information provided by local bar organizations. In addition, soon-to-be admitted attorneys may wish to familiarize themselves with information on the N.C. State Bar website regarding admission to the bar. Newly admitted members of the N.C. State Bar receive their first two years of NCBA…
Although the North Carolina Bar Foundation has been conducting its annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day since 2008, there was nothing routine about this year’s event. Held on Friday, March 5, and conducted virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 restrictions, the 14th annual 4ALL Statewide Service Day was certainly one for the books. A total of 9,712 calls…