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Recently, a bankruptcy judge in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued a ruling that reminds lenders of…

The power of eminent domain, also referred to as condemnation, is the power to involuntary take a person’s private property for a public purpose. …

Ward and Smith received Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 rankings in the 2016 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law…

In the final days of the 2015 legislative session, the North Carolina General Assembly passed the Protect North Carolina Workers Act (“Act”).  The Act…

Maybe you are getting your finances in order for retirement.  Maybe you own real estate that requires a lot of oversight and you would…

On December 1, 2015, absent congressional action, a significantly revised version of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule 37(e) will become effective.  The revised…

On Friday, October 9, 2015, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued an Order halting the application of the new…