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Media Mention: Steve Long Featured in The Assembly’s The Quad Newsletter

June 25, 2025

Ward and Smith attorney Steve Long recently weighed in on one of academia’s most hotly debated financial questions: Why can’t universities just tap into…
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Domicile for Public School Enrollment Under Joint Custody in NC

August 8, 2018

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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. …
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Public University Required to Disclose Sexual Assault Disciplinary Records

June 8, 2018

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Written By Emily G. Massey
Recently the North Carolina Court of Appeals issued a controversial, but unanimous decision requiring the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (“UNC-CH”) to…
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Fair Labor Standards Act: Narrow Exceptions For Volunteers And Interns

December 18, 2014

How do you react to dedicated employees who love their work so much that they offer to perform extra work “off the clock”?  Or,…