Hopefully by the time you read this, you will already have donated (or pledged a donation) and completed a volunteer form for our eighth Habitat for Humanity House. On the chance that you have not done so, both the 2017 Contribution Form and the 2017 Volunteer Form are available on the Greensboro Bar Association website. […]
YLS has been busy over the past month welcoming all of our newly admitted attorneys and getting back into the swing of things. Here’s a list of what we’ve been up to and what’s to come. Book Buddies YLS is continuing to serve Hampton Elementary through its Book Buddies Program. The program pairs lawyers with […]
Tuggle Duggins P.A. partner Robert C. Cone was recently honored by the North Carolina State Bar with its John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award. The award, which was presented to Cone by State Bar President Margaret Hunt at the meeting of the Greensboro Bar Association held October 20, 2016, recognizes North Carolina lawyers who […]
November will be a busy month with a Special Session of the Court of Appeals here in Greensboro, commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the creation of the District Court Division of the General Court of Justice, re-establishment of our local Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, and commencement of our Habitat for Humanity House project. On […]
The North Carolina Bar Association, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division are partnering to provide free legal services to low-income survivors of Hurricane Matthew. Volunteer pro bono attorneys are needed to address the legal needs of the survivors. The types of legal assistance available to survivors include: Assistance […]
Rosetta Davidson City of Greensboro Endorsed by Jennifer P. Schneier William F. Fong Hensel Law, PLLC Endorsed by Craig P. Hensel William Andrew Kelly City of Greensboro Endorsed by Jennifer P. Schneier Scottie Forbes Lee North Carolina Business Court Endorsed by James L. Gale Christopher Joseph Rosette Tuggle Duggins, P.A Endorsed by J. Nathan Duggins, […]
by Steve Robertson Greetings from one of your local State Bar Councilors. I write today after our monthly meeting where Bob Cone was presented with the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award. I came to the practice of law a little later than most of my colleagues, so I have had experience in some other […]
By Tom Kane (Reprinted from Tom’s LegalMarketingBlog.com dated September 30, 2016) If any lawyer does not understand how important client relationships are, they need to find another line of work. In this month’s issue of Edge International’s Communiqué there is an article by Shirley Anne Fortina that points out how important strategic CRM is to business development. She states, “Client relationship […]
Smith Moore Leatherwood is pleased to congratulate Partner Kimberly Bullock Gatling on her recent election to the North Carolina Humanities Council. Gatling will serve a three year term for the Council. The North Carolina Humanities Council, a statewide nonprofit and affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, serves as an advocate for lifelong learning […]
On September 29, Duke Law School hosted North Carolina’s first Evolve Law Conference. Evolve Law was co-founded by Mary Juetten and Jules Miller and bills itself as a community of entrepreneurs, law firms, attorneys, investors and academics working together to accelerate the adoption of new ideas and technology in the legal profession. The program featured a […]
Amanda Feder Receives GBA’s 2016 Pro Bono Award The Greensboro Bar Association’s 2016 Pro Bono Award was presented to Amanda C. Feder at the October 20 member meeting. Amanda has represented multiple clients referred from Legal Aid with a wide variety of legal problems. She has accepted 20 cases from Legal Aid over the past […]
By Tom Kane (Reprinted from Tom’s LegalMarketingBlog.com dated July 6, 2016) Why is cross-selling difficult? First, because many corporate clients do not want to put all their eggs in one basket. For political, financial and/or relationship reasons, they want to spread the work around. Sure, a number of major corporations are reducing the number of […]
A new, landmark study conducted by the ABA and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation reveals substantial and widespread problems with addiction and mental health issues. Of the 15,000 U.S. lawyers studied across the country, more than 1 in 3 practicing attorneys are problem drinkers. Lawyers report suffering from depression at a rate of four times […]
YLS is off to a great start! In the month of September, we stuffed 87 backpacks for the comfort backpack program at Backpack Beginnings. Afterwards, we had our member kickoff party at Pig Pounder. Thank you to all YLS members who joined us. If you missed the opportunity to connect with YLS in September, we […]
Nexsen Pruet lawyer Jim Bryan has been named a Fellow of The American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel in the practice area of insurance coverage. The prestigious group is composed of about 300 preeminent coverage and extracontractual counsel in the United States and Canada, representing the interests of both insurers and policyholders. “I believe in […]
At the September 14, 2016 meeting, the Board of Directors for the Greensboro Bar Association unanimously approved as a Greensboro Bar project the construction of a Habitat for Humanity house. Our Bar has previously completed construction of seven houses (1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2010, and 2013), and we look forward to the eighth. Our […]
Greensboro Bar Association 2016-17 Officers and Board of Directors Office Name Email/Phone/Fax President Kenneth R. Keller krk@crlaw.com p: 336-478-1125 f: 336-478-1116 President-Elect Sarah H. Roane sarahroane@gmail.com p: 336-332-6128 f: 336-358-4950 Immediate Past President Afi S. Johnson-Parris ajp@wardblacklaw.com p: 336-333-2244 f: 336-379-9415 Secretary Chelsea E. Anderson canderson@connorsmorgan.com p: 336-333-7907 f: 336-333-7909 Treasurer Desmond G. Sheridan dsheridan@iislaw.com […]
On April 1, 2016, the NC Equal Access to Justice Commission launched the NC Pro Bono Resource Center with the hiring of inaugural director Sylvia Novinsky. The newly-established NC Pro Bono Resource Center is one of only a handful of statewide pro bono resource centers in the country. The goal of the NC Pro Bono […]
Smith Moore Leatherwood is pleased to announce the addition of Zachary T. Dawson to the firm’s litigation team in the Greensboro office. Dawson’s practice will focus on complex commercial, antitrust, products liability, and intellectual property cases in state and federal courts in North Carolina and other jurisdictions. Dawson received his law degree from University of […]
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