Knowledge of the different ways in which men and women handle alcohol abuse has increased, especially in the biological, psychological, and sociocultural aspects of the disease.
While society in general is intolerant of alcoholism and the use of alcohol, it does not view alcoholics equally, with women receiving more criticism than men.
With 93 million new court cases filed in 1991, mediation has the potential for settling many civil, criminal, juvenile, and traffic cases without resorting to extended and costly litigation.
Charles M. Davis, who has practiced law in Louisburg, in Franklin County, since 1961, is the new president of the North Carolina State Bar. In an interview he discusses his career and his views on the organization he heads.
Born in Greensboro in 1902, Conrad Odell Pearson became the premier pioneer for civil rights in the state. His legal career covered university and public school desegregation cases as well as contact with such civil rights leaders as Thurgood Marshall.
Civil rights advocate Floyd B. McKissick, Sr. used his legal skills to assist those less fortunate. A director of the Congress of Racial Equality, he was a founder of Soul City in Warren County, and later served as a district judge until his death in 1991.
Martin traces this period of the North Carolina Supreme Court's history by citing significant decisions from each decade, beginning with the 1920s, and reviews such fundamental alterations in the judicial system as constitutional amendments.
On the 175th anniversary of the North Carolina Supreme Court, Smith gives a brief history of the court's creation and points out that North Carolina, and North Carolina's courts, had experienced much prior to 1819.
Born in Alabama, James Hinton Pou was reared on a Johnston County farm after the Civil War. A noted lawyer of his time, he also dealt astutely in real estate, owning in Raleigh at one time Five Points, the old Andrew Johnson Hotel, and many other sites.
Born in New York City, James Edward O'Hara was the first African American lawyer admitted to the state bar. His first practice was in Enfield, in Halifax County.
Wadesboro native Lennox P. McLendon had a distinguished career that ranged from county courtrooms to counsel for the United States Senate Rules Committee.