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Scholar and author James P. Carse has written: “[t]o be prepared against surprise is to be trained.  To be prepared for surprise is to…

In the aftermath of the financial crisis and ongoing bank seizures across the country, rumors and half-truths regarding FDIC deposit insurance have become widespread. …

Special Bulletin For the past several years, the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (“DENR”) has had a policy of transferring stormwater…

Each year, thousands of adolescents in North Carolina find themselves the victims of “cyber-bullying.”  The North Carolina General Assembly has attempted to address the…

Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named three Ward and Smith, P.A. attorneys as 2012 “Lawyers…

Special Bulletin There is a large and very old oak tree located on your property that was blown over onto your neighbor’s house during…