Doug led a program at the NCBA Bar Leadership Institute on January 27, 2012.  The program was about current issues of interest to metropolitan and urban bars.  Participants included bar leaders from around the state.

Doug and Deanna will speak at Lawyers’ Mutual Seminar Series on risk management entitled, “Emerging Ethics: Regulating the New 2.0 Frontier” in February 2012 in Cary, Greenville, New Bern, Wilmington and Fayetteville, North Carolina.

They previously presented these seminars in Greensboro, Charlotte, Asheville, and Boone, North Carolina in the Fall of 2011.

Doug and Deanna presented a CLE on “Ethical Pitfalls of Legal Marketing” on November 17, 2011  for the Solo and Small Firm Conference– at the NC Bar Association in Cary, NC

R. Chris Dillon has been working with us since earlier this year and joined our firm as Of Counsel effective October 1.  Chris is a native of Raleigh, attended UNC-CH for both undergraduate and law school and has been licensed for over 20 years.  Chris began his legal career for a Raleigh firm, including representing clients in connection with licensing board matters.  A licensed real estate broker, Chris ran a commercial brokerage business for several years.  For more than the last 10 years, he was a Vice President and Senior Vice President at a couple of Raleigh-based banks.  We are excited about having our clients benefit from Chris’ unique background and experiences while representing them in licensing and disciplinary matters, including cases involving complex financial, real estate, banking and closing issues.

Doug presented “The Duke Lacrosse Case from the Rearview Mirror” at the NABRICO Conference on Friday, September 30, 2011; this conference was presented in conjunction with Lawyers Mutual Liability Insurance of NC.

This summer, Deanna participated in the Wake County Bar Association’s Lunch with a Lawyer Program

Deanna and Doug gave a CLE on “Ethics and Grievance Committees” to new admittees at the New Admittee Professionalism Program, sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Foundation, on April 7-8, 2011.

Deanna presented a webinar on “Changing Law Firms: How to Do It Ethically” for the North Carolina Advocates for Justice.

• Doug and Deanna presented a seminar to the North Carolina Bar Association’s “Start Up Boot Camp” program in October 2010 entitled, “Staying Inside the Lines: An Ethics Primer.” Their portion of the seminar focused on the important ethical considerations of starting your own practice.
• Deanna presented a seminar to the North Carolina Bar Association Law Practice Management Section Council on August 27, 2010. The topic was Recent Developments in Ethics.
• Deanna presented a CLE for the Solo Small Firm Conference “Back to Basics Tech Seminar in October 2010.” Her presentation was entitled, “How not to Commit Malpractice with your Laptop,” which focused on ethics and technology issues.

CLE Seminar Presentations

“Staying inside the Lines: an Ethics Primer,” North Carolina Bar Association’s Center for Practice Management Solo Boot Camp, October 2010, Doug and Deanna Brocker

“How Not to Commit Malpractice with Your Laptop,” North Carolina Bar Association Solo Small Firm Conference, October 2010, Deanna Brocker

“Recent Developments in Ethics,” North Carolina Bar Association Law Practice Management Section Council, August 2010, Deanna Brocker

On April 30, 2010, Carolin presented a CLE program entitled “Top 10 Ethics Rules for District Court Practitioners” to the North Carolina Advocates for Justice in New Bern, North Carolina.  She will present a similar address to the North Carolina Advocates for Justice in March 2011 at Belmont Abbey College.

Ethical Considerations for Starting Your Own Practice, North Carolina Bar Association’s Center for Practice Management Solo Boot Camp, December 2009, Doug and Deanna Brocker