Articles

Filter By Author

Filter By Practice Area

Recovering Punitive Damages in North Carolina Personal Injury Cases

Written By Xavier D. Lightfoot and Jeremy M. Wilson

September 30, 2020

When an accident happens due to someone else's negligence, an injured person is able to recover compensatory damages from the at-fault party or their insurance carrier. For instance, if an innocent driver is injured…

Claims of Lien For Community Associations: How to Effectively Utilize them to Compel Payment

Written By Thomas C. Wolff

September 25, 2020

Many community association managers know that a lien can be placed on a delinquent owner's lot as a method of securing repayment of assessments. In many cases, the mere threat of having a lien placed against the own…

Labor Union Plants a Big Flag in Western North Carolina

Written By Grant B. Osborne

September 23, 2020

“Change is the only constant in life.” - Heraclitus (535 to 475 B.C.E.) Registered nurses at HCA Healthcare's Mission Health system in Asheville have recently voted to be represented by the National Nurses Org…

What Do You Get When You Cross a $137,000 Cartier Necklace and a Debtor With Selective Amnesia? A Chapter 11 Trustee.

Written By Lance P. Martin

September 18, 2020

When a debtor files bankruptcy under Chapter 11, the bankruptcy court does not automatically appoint a trustee. Unlike Chapter 7, where the court appoints a trustee to investigate the debtor's assets, liquidate asse…

Guardianship May or May Not Be an Answer

Written By Jenna Fruechtenicht Butler

September 17, 2020

The COVID-19 situation has had many unwanted side effects. Among them are increased occurrence of depression, substance abuse, and mental illness. Additionally, our older population has been particularly impac…

Corporate Counsels Discuss Managing Internal and External Relationships

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen

September 11, 2020

A panel of general counsels discussed how they manage internal and external relationships in the first panel of Ward and Smith's 2019 In-House Counsel Seminar. Panelists covered everything from how they structure their …

Subscribe to Ward and Smith

About Us Contact Us Review Us

Call Us at 800.998.1102

We Are Your Established Legal Network™

Offices: Asheville, Greenville, New Bern, Raleigh, and Wilmington, North Carolina

Law firm web design by New Media Campaigns