06.19.2015 Suspension [Mecklenburg County]
Christopher Boothe failed to file his state and federal taxes in 2012 and 2013, and also failed to pay state […]
Professional Responsibility & Legal Ethics
06.16.2015 Reinstatement [Balden County]
On May 9, 2013, Elaine Kelley was suspended from the practice of law for six months by a superior court
06.09.2015 Suspension [Caldwell County]
William Wallace Respess, Jr. was suspended from the practice of law for two years on June 9th, 2015 after the
06.04.2015 Suspension [Ashe County]
On August 5, 2015, the North Carolina State Bar conducted a random procedural audit of John Johnston’s trust accounts. The
06.02.2015 Disbarment [Vance County]
Sir-Christopher Anderson was disbarred June 2015. Beginning in 2013, Anderson misappropriated entrusted funds he received for the benefit of multiple
05.18.2015 Disbarment [Lincoln County]
Peter C. Capece was disbarred in May 2015 after misappropriating client funds for six years. Between 2009 and February 2015,
Representing One Spouse on Domestic and Estate Matters after Representing Both Spouses Jointly [Proposed 2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 8]
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The NC Bar received inquiries about representing individual spouse on certain matters,
2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 7: Prior Business Relationships Permit In-Person Solicitation
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The North Carolina State Bar received a request for an interpretation of Rule
2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 4: Disclosing Potential Malpractice to a Client
View the Proposed Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The North Carolina State Bar voted to formalize Proposed 2015 Formal Ethics
2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 6: Lawyer’s Professional Responsibility When Third Party Steals Funds from Trust Account
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. At its October 23, 2015 meeting, the North Carolina State Bar adopted Proposed
2015 Formal Ethics Opinion 5: Authority to Discuss Former Client’s Appellate Case with Successor Lawyer
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. Generally, lawyers representing a client during the pre-conviction stages of a case have
2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 9: Use of Tester in an Investigation that Serves a Public Interest
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here. The Ethics Committee voted to adopt and retitle 2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 9 at
2014 Formal Ethics Opinion 5: Advising a Civil Litigation Client about Social Media
View the Formal Ethics Opinion in Full Here The North Carolina State Bar Council decided to withdraw 2014 Formal Ethics
Can Video Depositions Be Shared With Anyone, Anywhere, at Any Time?
The Ethics Committee of the North Carolina State Bar should address limits and guidelines to sharing video deposition testimony.
LegalZoom Challenges the North Carolina State Bar’s Decision to Not Approve Their Prepaid Legal Services
LegalZoom sues the North Carolina State Bar in an antitrust lawsuit for refusing to register it’sits do-it-yourself legal documents as prepaid legal plans marketed to individuals and small business in North Carolina.