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On March 8, 2013, the Disciplinary Hearing Commission entered an order of discipline suspending Wilbur L. Linton, Jr., for two years. That suspension was stayed for three years, however, contingent on Mr. Linton’s compliance with various conditions imposed by the order. The original matter was before the Commission due to Mr. Linton’s failure to monitor his trust account adequately and his failure to maintain required trust account records. At the October hearing, the Commission
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On October 2, 2013, Matthew Jeffrey Lester submitted an “Affidavit of Surrender of Law License” in the Superior Court of Wake County, North Carolina. Mr. Lester’s voluntary resignation was preceded by a pending investigation concerning allegations that he misappropriated client funds. These included funds that were necessary to pay off a seller’s mortgage, as well as other money from Mr. Lester’s real estate trust account. Pursuant to Mr. Lester’s voluntary resignation, the
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Phillip Hunter Gilfus, a Fayetteville attorney, served as treasurer of the Cumberland County Democratic Men’s Club (CCDMC) beginning in 2009. As treasurer, the CCDMC entrusted Mr. Gilfus with access to a bank account maintained by CCDMC. Over the course of eight months, Mr. Gilfus wrote ten checks payable to himself from the CCDMC bank account. In total, Mr. Gilfus converted $2,132.00 of CCDMC funds to his own use. The misappropriation was discovered in July of 2012. On January 11,
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A case before the Supreme Court of California will decide whether an undocumented immigrant can be granted a law license.
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Pretrial release services suggest a data-driven alternative to the traditional money bond schedule.
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IRS ruling brings certainty and relief to married, same-sex couples with changes that provide for a more uniform application.
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On September 21, 2009, eighteen-year-old Kyle Best was texting (pdf) when he crossed the double yellow lines of a New Jersey roadway in his Chevy pick-up truck and struck David and Linda Kubert on their motorcycle. All three survived, but David and Linda each lost their left leg and suffered a number of other injuries. There was no dispute that Best was texting at the time of the accident. Through Best’s cell phone records, obtained through discovery, the Kuberts’ attorney determined
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A unanimous decision by the North Carolina Court of Appeals ordered a new murder trial for Cooper last week, citing rulings made by Wake County Superior Court Judge Paul Gessner that allowed certain computer evidence and excluded a defense witness.
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A recent medical malpractice case received a necessary privilege audit from the North Carolina Court of Appeals.
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In August of 2013, President Obama announced his intention to seek Congressional approval for military action in Syria while noting his belief, like his Presidential predecessors, that he is not constitutionally required to do so.
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A consumer advocacy group asks the FTC to investigate Fisher-Price’s marketing of apps as a way to teach babies as young as six months old.
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The University of Maryland’s appeal of a Guilford County trial court’s denial of its motion to dismiss is slated to go before the North Carolina Court of Appeals on September 26, 2013.
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“The Matrix is a system, Neo.” --Morpheus
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Common Core, a new educational curriculum, is met with skepticism as schools across the state begin to apply the new teaching methods.
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FBI will review thousands of convictions from between 1985 and 2000 that relied upon hair sample analyses.
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