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35069
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Former Attorney General and Governor Easley reflection focused on two legal profession related topics: the purposes of the Attorney General for the people of North Carolina; major laws enacted during the 1990s in NC; and how litigation and mediation serves to protect the public.
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43682
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Historically considered one of North Carolina's most influential attorneys, Chief Justice Richmond Munford Pearson served on North Carolina's highest court for 30 years. He is remembered also for the private law school, known as Richmond Hill, which he operated from 1846-1878. The following article details the operation of that school and its impacts. The last living graduate of Pearson's school Hugh R. Scott of Rockingham County
died in 1947.
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42580
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The title, alluding to the 12 jury members who have historically presided over superior court criminal trials, may be an outdated practice, with the passing of the amendment that favors such cases being decided by a judge only. Following a two-part explanation of this amendment were reasons that argue against its adoption, such as possible expansion of a preferential practice known as “judge shopping.” Reasons that favor the passage of Amendment NC Gen. Stat. 15A-1201 included the costliness of juried trials and high conflict cases that receive pre-trial publicity that hinders the case.
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35104
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The Bates that Lunsford in this case referred to a United States Supreme court case that took twenty years to be resolved. The case, Bates vs Arizona State Bar, involved protection of the First Amendment to the commercial speech (as in, advertisement) of lawyers’ services. The issue was resolved by offering two proposals: proposal A, one which required certain information to be disclosed about the lawyer; proposal B, which prohibited advertising that was false, deceptive, or misleading.
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41214
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There are a multitude of factors to consider with business operations. To simply the process, the executive director of the State Bar Lawyers’ Management Assistance Process (LMAP) offered advice in categories, with each one having a dozen subcategories. Broad categories are office administration, malpractice and grievance, personal well-being, and attitude.
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43944
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"As lawyers, we learn "the law" in law school, but we are rarely, if ever, taught how to run a business. Starting running and sustaining a law firm--like it or not-- is running a business. To address this reality, legal incubators have sprouted up to provide business support, training and mentoring for participants to launch their own sustainable solo or small law firm." Originally called the Durham Opportunity and Justice Incubator, it has since been renamed the Incubator for Legal Practice and Innovation to reflect a broader emphasis for serving attorneys from across the state.
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23086
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Daniel R. Taylor Jr., one of Judge Ward's early law clerks, describes the life of Judge Hiram Ward beginning with Ward's service in the military during World War II through his legal career as a lawyer and judge.
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North Carolina State Bar Journal
(NoCar KF 200 N67), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Summer 2014,
p20-25, 37, il, f
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42545
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Grine’s assertion that an alternate approach is necessary opens with reasons why eyewitness identification is more likely to be erroneous when race is a factor, whether the identification is occurring during a suspect lineup or in a courtroom jury box. The effectiveness of her solution, jury instruction on cross-racial identification, is bolstered by court cases where racial misidentification yielded a miscarriage of justice.
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Racial identification and court system; Racial misidentification--court cases--North Carolina--Terence Garner; Racial misidentification--court cases--North Carolina--Ronald Cotton; Racial identification and DNA testing; Cross-racial identification and juries ; Cross-racial identification--risk of error--factors
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35071
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Senator Leslie Winner’s account reflected on the reasons why she decided to run for Senate, her experience as a Senator, and the consequences of striving to balance a public and personal life.
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35067
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The author’s experience as a Legal Services lawyer was her first law job and job, period. For Deidre Jones, the experience revealed that even the most challenging ones can reap valuable lessons to share and wise advice to dispense.
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24061
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Over the past few years, North Carolina's legal community has taken strides to better serve the legal needs of the state's active-duty military and veterans. Committees and organizations like the State Bar's Standing Committee on Legal Assistance to Military Personnel (LAMP), the NC Veterans Pro Bono Network, and the Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, among others are discussed in this article.
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42588
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With the third largest population of active duty members in the United States, it is critical to provide legal services to North Carolina’s active and retired servicemen and women. In addition to resources such as Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, lawyers have been encouraged to provide legal assistance in the form of pro bono service. Legal counsel, along with other types of public service work, is being provided by legal clinics at VA Medical Centers. Moreover, the authors noted organizations providing a comparable level of service and resources, such as the North Carolina Bar Association’s Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.
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Legal aid organizations--active military--North Carolina ; Legal aid organizations--retired military--North Carolina ; North Carolina Veterans Pro Bono Network ; Legal Aid North Carolina--Durham VA Medical Center; Legal Aid of North Carolina--Hefner VA Medical Center; State Bar Standing Committee--legal assistance--military personnel
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41218
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As part of answering the question of what role the lawyer in question plays in a client’s defense, another word is being considered: necessary. This word, designed to eliminate the ambiguity of the former rule, was intended to, among other things, prevent the opposing counsel from disqualifying the lawyer. Has ambiguity been eliminated? As this ethics counsel for the North Carolina State Bar proposed, the murkiness of interpretation’s waters has only grown more so.
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35074
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Watt’s account of his service as a United States congressman related the presence of and reasons for his perception that serving the underrepresented citizens of NC’s Twelfth District has been a rewarding and challenging experience.
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41205
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Sam Byasee’s recollection of how the Internet has impacted lawyers over the past two decades, particularly how the Internet has changed the attorney-client relationship through the inclusion of email as a communication tool. With the advantages of the Internet highlighted, he included two traditional (e.g. printed) resources that can be helpful to individuals in the legal profession.
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