Yearly Archives › 2019

In our last blog, we talked about Policies and Procedures manuals and the reasons it is important to have a manual for your firm –…more

Many small firms or solo practices do not have a written Policies and Procedures Manual (“PPM”). When I ask, attorneys usually respond that it’s just…more

A consistent question I receive from practice owners and professionals is, “How do I keep good associates?”  Lawyers and other professionals come and go, and…more

I like to believe every attorney has an inner nerd who loves to pick up cool procedural tips.  Maybe it’s just me.  I squirrel them…more

When I first began practicing law in North Carolina, one of my primary mentors told me about a strict policy he followed concerning filing sanction…more

Well, now I can say we’ve been audited by the State Bar! You may know that we called up Anne Parkin, the State Bar Auditor,…more

The Tenth Judicial District was the lucky district selected for the State Bar’s random attorney trust account audit program this quarter. But I didn’t feel…more

You’re competent in the area of law you practice.  Of course you are!  But have you ever had some unusual circumstance occur in the middle…more

If you read the quarterly State Bar Journal disciplinary section, you know that ignoring the trust account can result in severe disciplinary action.  Do you…more

We all make mistakes and have bad days.  That’s, in part, what liability insurance is for.  But I recently had a good reminder not to…more