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Estate Planning Resolutions for 2021

Written By Peter B. von Stein

The holiday season soon will have come and gone, and many of us will be glad to begin turning the page on the unprecedented year that was 2020.  In retrospect, it is easy to focus on the negative aspects of a year th…

New Relief Bill: What Small Businesses Need to Know about PPP Now

On December 27, 2020, President Trump approved a $900 billion relief bill. In it, Congress appropriates funds to help small businesses, nonprofits, and venues that continue to be hit hard by the impact of COVID-19 through…

Valuable Advice for Women in Law

Written By Melissa Forshey Schwind

In recent years, efforts to recruit and retain more women in the legal profession have started to slowly move the needle towards a more diverse and inclusive workplace. In fact, there are now more women in law school than…

Hemp Suits: Proactive Risk Management is Key

Written By Chris S. Edwards and Amy H. Wooten

Business transactions come with the risk that litigation may arise at some point in the life of the parties' dealings.  Transactions involving hemp—whether pertaining to its growth, production, or sale—ar…

Industry Veteran Delivers Economic Forecast, Advice for N.C. Construction Firms

Written By Luke C. Tompkins

On October 8, 2020, Hank Harris, the director of Ward and Smith Business Consulting and a senior chairman at FMI Corporation, delivered the keynote address at Ward and Smith's 2020 Virtual Construction Conference.  H…

Unintended Consequences of Copyright and Trademark Protection in Design

Written By Erica B. E. Rogers

It is widely accepted that some designs may be entitled to both copyright protection (as original, creative expressions of an idea) and trademark protection (as indicators of the source of a product or service). Brand own…