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Attorney Erica Rogers to Lead Career Advocacy Discussion at INTA 2025 Annual Meeting

Attorney Erica Rogers, a North Carolina State Bar Board Certified Specialist in Trademark Law, will serve as a Table Host at the International Trademark Association's (INTA) 147th Annual Meeting. The conference is schedul…

Media Mention: Gavin Parsons Discusses Fifth Avenue UMC Legal Victory with StarNews Online

In a recent interview with StarNews Online, Ward and Smith attorney Gavin Parsons discussed the ongoing legal battle concerning the historic Fifth Avenue United Methodist Church in Wilmington. The article, titled "Long le…

Entitled to Stay Relief? Prove it.

Written By Jameson A.E. Doub and Lance P. Martin

Bankruptcy is a headache for lenders.  For example, you make a commercial real estate loan and record your deed of trust.  The borrower pays you for a time but then defaults.  You tried loan forbearance and…

Mayukh Sircar, CIPP/US to Speak on Healthcare Privacy Panel Hosted by Wake Forest School of Law

Cybersecurity, data privacy & technology attorney Mayukh Sircar, CIPP/US, will join an esteemed panel of privacy and cybersecurity professionals for a discussion on the intersection of ethics, law, and technology in he…

Attorney Zac Lamb to Speak at Western NC Farm Succession School

Ward and Smith attorney Zac Lamb will be a featured speaker at the Western NC Farm Succession School on Thursday, March 27, at the WNC Regional Livestock Center in Canton, NC. The event is part of a three-part workshop se…

Maintaining Harmony: Best Practices for Enforcing Community Rules and Covenants

Written By Madeline Lipe Williams

One of the most important roles a community association serves is garnering resident compliance for both community rules and declarations of covenants, conditions and restrictions ("Covenants"). If done well, enforcement …