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The CPA Board Rules: They are a’ Changin’
February 8, 2015
The NC Board of CPA Examiners recently adopted amendments to its regulations in the following areas that may be relevant to your practice if you…more

Checking Under the Hood of Your Trust Account
August 23, 2014
Are you doing the ethical equivalent of checking under the hood and kicking the tires of your trust account? If not, you better make some…more

Disconnect: A Matter of Professionalism and Respect
July 21, 2013
Modern communication technology enables lawyers to accomplish things in a much more timely, efficient and effective manner in many instances. Utilized properly, digital communications also…more

Revised Real Estate Opinion Adopted
February 14, 2012
The North Carolina State Bar Council adopted proposed revisions to the opinion concerning the involvement of corporations, title companies and other non-lawyers in real estate…more

Changing Course: Proposed Revisions to Real Estate Closing Opinion
January 12, 2012
The State Bar has proposed amending its formal opinion concerning the involvement of nonlawyers in real estate closings, Authorized Practice Advisory Opinion 2002-1. The original…more

The State Bar’s Been “Zoomed”
October 17, 2011
Legal document provider, LegalZoom.com, Inc., filed suit against the N.C. State Bar in state court on September 30. In the suit, LegalZoom challenges the State…more

Signing Up Clients: Use of Paralegal Could be UPL
November 2, 2010
In July 2010, the State Bar adopted “Guidelines for Use of Paralegals in Rendering Legal Services.” These guidelines prohibit paralegals from engaging in the practice…more
