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Licensing issues can arise for any employee practicing in a profession overseen by a licensing board. While many licensed professionals generally understand the responsibility…

Attorney Hugh Overholt has been awarded North Carolina’s highest civilian honor, The Order of the Long Leaf Pine. This prestigious award is a testament…

Government relations attorney Jamie Norment will moderate a discussion on installation and community advocacy at the 2022 North Carolina Defense Summit on September 27…

Attorney Jamie Norment will be the keynote speaker at the Defense Alliance of North Carolina’s (“DANC”) Government Relations Virtual Forum on Wednesday, September 21.  Jamie’s presentation is…

Ward and Smith is pleased to sponsor the Defense Alliance for North Carolina’s (DANC) 2021 Defense Industry Celebration. The in-person event will be held…

The United States military is the most powerful warfighting force in world history. But Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis made a stark observation in…

Government relations attorney Jamie Norment appeared on the Spectrum News “In Focus” program with host Loretta Boniti, the Senior Political Reporter for Spectrum News.…

What is Sequestration? “Sequestration” is the fancy name given in Washington, D.C., to an extremely ugly and blunt form of congressional budget control.  According…

Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce that one of its attorneys, James W. Norment, was appointed this month by Governor Beverly Perdue…