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Read moreMilitary sexual trauma and sexual abuse within military medical systems expose one of the most difficult accountability gaps in American...
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Attorney at Law Magazine assembled a list of the best lawyer websites. Following is a compilation of all the websites
Law firm founders considering a private equity backed Legal MSO transaction spend an extraordinary amount of time thinking about what
For many lawyers, opening a firm is exciting and intimidating. Some launch after law school; others leave another firm for
What true evidence should the jury hear? A case decided in 1988 by the North Carolina Supreme Court, State v.
On May 22, 2026, two attorneys representing the Rolesville Police Department were shot outside the Wake County Courthouse by an
Military sexual trauma and sexual abuse within military medical systems expose one of the most difficult accountability gaps in American
In recent years, the rapid rise of AI has ushered in new possibilities for the legal industry, thanks in large
Every time someone proclaims that AI is going to “wipe out the legal profession”, I think about accountants in the
Legal Aid of North Carolina (LANC) receives approximately 300,000 calls a year, and until recently, only a third of those
For attorneys handling healthcare-related litigation, the medical record is often one of the most important — and most complicated — pieces of
There’s an old joke in which people in different professions are asked, “What’s two plus two?” Whichever profession the joke
As AI makes a voice or face easy to copy, celebrities are reaching for trademark protection. The harder question is
My cousin was cleaning out a storage room and came across a speech my father, J. Russell Kirby, gave to
According to JP Morgan’s Guide to the Markets 3Q26, an S&P 500 index fund has been one of the best
For years, I thought I understood my clients’ experiences. Then I became a patient myself. As a medical malpractice attorney,
WRONG! Lawyers did socialize in pubs near the Inns of Court, but the term has nothing to do with drinking establishments.
WRONG! It’s the other way around. “Barrister” comes from “bar,” describing someone called to it.
CORRECT! Only those qualified to argue cases could pass beyond the rail, or “bar,” into the court. Being “called to the bar” meant being admitted to practice, and the name stuck for the profession as a whole.
WRONG! The term is centuries older than written bar exams, which didn’t become common in the U.S. until the late 1800s.
