*            The legal field is sometimes a very small one. If you are a member of a small local bar, it is inevitable that you form friendships and close associations

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*               A few of my college friends and I became lawyers. Two of us went into public interest law. One friend went into the public defender’s office in

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              So, I was in trial. Not just a district court trial with just a judge. I was in a jury trial that 100% consumed me and all my

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                  I have written about one’s secured leave emphasizing that it is absolutely vital that we as attorneys guard our secured leave fiercely (see “Guard Your Leave

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*                 Sometimes the hits keep coming when you are an attorney. What do I mean by hits? Let’s see, how can I write this? Ah…here we go:

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*                 Our North Carolina Code of Judicial Conduct states the following regarding the behavior of a Judge to those who appear in front of them: (3) A

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*                Being ushered into a new year, at least for this practitioner, has been a whirlwind. Needless to say, my abilities to write a post have been severely

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*               It is reflective time again. Another year has come to an end and the legal practitioner is well advised to take stock of their year both professionally

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           The holiday season is a strange one for the legal practitioner. This is because it is unfortunately NOT the most wonderful time of the year for many people. So often,

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*              This past week almost every attorney social circle I joined was talking about the criminal defense attorney in Dare County, North Carolina. This attorney was unfortunately jailed on

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