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House Bill 47 Delays Effective Date for North Carolina's New Building Code

Written By James W. Norment and Luke C. Tompkins

Recent media coverage of the Hurricane Helene Mountain Recovery Bill left out a critical piece of news for construction industry stakeholders. House Bill 47 ("H47") was signed into law (Session Law 2025-2) by Governor Ste…

NCBA to Rebroadcast “Basics of Bankruptcy” CLE Featuring Attorneys Jameson Doub and Lily Faulconer

Attorneys looking to build or refresh their knowledge of bankruptcy law will have another opportunity to do so when the North Carolina Bar Association rebroadcasts its “Basics of Bankruptcy” CLE on Monday, May …

Amy Wooten Helps Shape 2025 NCBA Insurance Law Program — Rebroadcast Set for May 12

Attorney Amy Wooten, co-chair of Ward and Smith's Insurance Counseling and Recovery Practice, played a key role as one of the planners of the North Carolina Bar Association’s 2025 Insurance Law Section Program, Navig…

Preventing Trade Secret Theft: Proactive Strategies for In-House Counsel

Written By Gavin B. Parsons, Mayukh Sircar, CIPP/US, and Devon D. Williams

Ed. Note: This is the last in a series of articles taken from Gavin Parsons' CLE presentation for the North Carolina Bar Association's Antitrust and Complex Business Dispute CLE Program presented on Thursday, January 30, 2…

Understanding Community Association Authority: Regulating Parking on Community Streets in North Carolina

Written By Hunter D. Cornelius and Madeline Lipe Williams

As a community association manager or board member, few issues generate more headaches than parking regulations. When residents call to complain about their neighbor's vehicle blocking the street or a commercial truck par…

Ward and Smith’s Co-Managing Directors Named to Business North Carolina’s 2025 Power List

Ward and Smith is proud to announce that Co-Managing Directors Brad Evans and Devon Williams have been named to Business North Carolina’s 2025 Power List, an annual roundup of the state’s most influential leade…