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Interest in shale gas development is reaching a fevered pitch in North Carolina.  Shale gas is natural gas found in shale deposits a few…

Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce the formation of our Employee Benefits Practice Group.  Compensation and benefit programs can play a critical…

On September 16, 2011, the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) was signed into law by President Obama.  The AIA ushers in the most dramatic…

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…