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Tranquil Beaches and Simple Trademarks … and the Dangers Swirling Below

Written By Angela P. Doughty, CIPP/US, AIGP, FIP and Erica B. E. Rogers

August 10, 2018

Trademark clearance and registration—sounds like an additional legal expense, right? Unfortunately, this potential cost is the reason many individuals and businesses forgo the trademark clearance and registration pr…

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Domicile for Public School Enrollment Under Joint Custody in NC

Written By Lauren Taylor Arnette Quinn

August 8, 2018

It's back to school season and our social media feeds are flooded with families posting photographs of bright-eyed children holding Pinterest inspired chalkboard signs. But, we would be remiss to not have a conversa…

HIPAA: Responding to Law Enforcement and Administrative Requests and Demands Part I

Written By J. Michael Fields

August 1, 2018

The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPAA") Privacy Rule attempts to strike a balance between the protection of a patient's privacy and the performance of important law enforcement functions. T…

Key 2018 Legal Updates for Employers: Report from Ward and Smith's 2018 Employment Law Symposium

Written By Emily G. Massey

July 27, 2018

This is the third in a series of articles summarizing key topics addressed at the Ward and Smith, P.A. 2018 Employment Law Symposium held in Wilmington, North Carolina. Ward and Smith's 2018 Employment Law Symposium kicke…

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Pre-Closing Due Diligence with Commercial Real Estate Helps Avoid Post-Closing Remorse

Written By Joanne H. Badr

July 25, 2018

Your business has taken off, and you've been searching for that perfect 7,500 square foot building on an acre of land close to town, with parking and a view, and you've finally found it. Mission accomplished, right?…

NCGA 2018 Wrap Up: Abbreviated Short Session Produces Fewer Bills but More Proposed Constitutional Amendments

Written By Whitney Campbell Christensen

July 20, 2018

The 2018 Short Session of the North Carolina General Assembly adjourned in late June and can boast something that many Short Sessions cannot: that it was genuinely short. What else made it memorable? An unusua…

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Tranquil Beaches and Simple Trademarks … and the Dangers Swirling Below

Domicile for Public School Enrollment Under Joint Custody in NC

HIPAA: Responding to Law Enforcement and Administrative Requests and Demands Part I

Key 2018 Legal Updates for Employers: Report from Ward and Smith's 2018 Employment Law Symposium

Pre-Closing Due Diligence with Commercial Real Estate Helps Avoid Post-Closing Remorse

NCGA 2018 Wrap Up: Abbreviated Short Session Produces Fewer Bills but More Proposed Constitutional Amendments

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