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Commercial Owners Associations/Residential Owners Associations The Same — But Different

July 22, 2020

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Written By Justin M. Lewis
What are commercial owners associations, and are they really that different from residential owners associations?  Commercial owners associations are nonprofit corporations that govern planned…
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Hayley Wells Joins Asheville Brewers Alliance’s COVID-19 Legal Roundtable as a Panelist

July 21, 2020

Attorney Hayley Wells will be a panelist for a virtual COVID-19 Legal Roundtable, hosted by the Asheville Brewers Alliance (“ABA”). The virtual forum is…
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Wave Goodbye to the Waiver Defense in Some Landlord/Tenant Disputes

July 17, 2020

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Written By Norman J. Leonard
On May 1, 2020, in Winston Affordable Housing, LLC v. Roberts, the North Carolina Supreme Court clarified the law surrounding a landlord’s acceptance of…
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Media Mention: Business North Carolina Spotlights Devon Williams

July 16, 2020

Ward and Smith recently announced that labor and employment attorney Devon Williams was elected to lead the firm as a Co-Managing Director, starting in…
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With Bipartisan Support, Ward and Smith Successfully Lobbies for Expanded Access to Post-Secondary Education in Prisons

July 15, 2020

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You might think that opportunities for both sides of the political aisle to come together to change lives, make communities safer, and save state…
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ECU’s Director of Athletics to Speak at July’s Greenville-Pitt County Chamber Virtual Power Luncheon

July 13, 2020

East Carolina University’s Director of Athletics, Jon Gilbert, is the main course at this month’s Greenville-Pitt County Chamber Power Luncheon.  The virtual forum will…