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Chris Edwards Contributes to Updated NC Appellate Style Manual

June 24, 2021

The North Carolina Bar Association’s Appellate Rules Committee recently released an updated version of the North Carolina Appellate Style Manual. Appellate attorney Chris…

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“The JAB, or Your JOB”: Mandatory Vaccinations in the Private Workplace

June 23, 2021

Written By Grant B. Osborne

We are all tired of the slowly-abating but persistent pandemic. And more than ready to get back to “normal.” But employers’ efforts to encourage…

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An Update on North Carolina Medical Malpractice Law

June 21, 2021

Written By Lynwood P. Evans and Jeremy M. Wilson

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One Year Later: Have Employers Taken Stock Following Bostock?

June 18, 2021

Written By Emily G. Massey

This week (specifically June 15, 2021) marked the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in the case of Bostock v. Clayton County,…

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What Community Associations Should Know from HOA Attorneys

June 16, 2021

Written By Adam M. Beaudoin

Maintenance, repairs, upkeep, and enforcement of rules are all in a day’s work for a community association – now one of the most common…

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Meet 2021 Summer Associate Genesis Torres

June 15, 2021

Recently, Ward and Smith welcomed five law students as part of the firm’s six-week Summer Associate Program. We’ve been getting to know each student…

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Amy Wang Appointed Chair of NCBA’s Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section

June 14, 2021

Environmental attorney Amy Wang has been appointed the Chair of the Environment, Energy & Natural Resources Law Section of the North Carolina Bar Association (NCBA). She was…