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Raleigh Family Law Attorney Phillip Cowan Joins Ward and Smith

Ward and Smith is pleased to welcome family law litigator Phillip Cowan to the firm. Phillip brings his decades of experience to bear on disputes involving divorce, child custody and support, alimony, premarital and separ…

Why Wait? – Estate Planning for Young Families

Written By Sydney C. Smith

Estate planning is often perceived as a concern only for the wealthy. Especially in the beginning stages of building a family, legal documentation is not often top of mind. However, for young families, establishing a comp…

X. Lightfoot, Emily Massey, and Devon Williams Earn Board Certification in Employment Law

Ward and Smith, P.A. is pleased to announce that Labor and Employment attorneys X. Lightfoot, Emily Massey, and Devon Williams have become North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialists in Employment Law. They are a…

Gavin Parsons’ Trade Secret Litigation Session to Be Rebroadcast by NCBA on June 18

Attorneys who missed the original 2025 Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Law Section Program earlier this year will have another chance to tune in. The North Carolina Bar Association will rebroadcast the CLE progr…

Media Mention: Erica Rogers Sheds Light on Legal Challenges in the Creator Economy

What happens when influencers become entrepreneurs and suddenly find themselves navigating intellectual property law? That's the question intellectual property attorney Erica Rogers helped tackle during Alt Legal's 2025 I…

Meet 2025 Summer Associate Caroline McLean

It’s shaping up to be an exciting summer at Ward and Smith, where seven law students have joined us through our 2025 Summer Associate Program.  Throughout the program, they'll dive into substantive work, such a…