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For many companies, the “hap-happiest season of all” coincides with the busiest season of all.  Business owners and employees are racing to fill customer…

New Bern Healthcare attorney Leigh Wilkinson was recently honored by North Carolina State University’s College of Sciences as the recipient of the “Zenith Medal…

It’s a new era for North Carolina’s Fifth Judicial District.  Will Oden, a labor and employment attorney at Ward and Smith, was unanimously elected…

 Government relations attorney James Norment will serve on the Tryon Palace Commission in New Bern.  He was appointed as an at-large member by Governor…

Remember the good old days when healthcare benefits were provided at a premium level for a small additional cost to the employer?  Many of…

On December 1, 2017, several changes to the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure took effect. The changes involve consumer cases under Chapter 13 and…

It’s the “most wonderful time of the year. ” Ward and Smith is getting into the holiday spirit with Christmas music performed by the…