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Weekly Bar Briefs - March 17, 2026
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Dear Buncombe Bar Members,
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The Executive Committee invites your nomination of members of the Buncombe County Bar to receive the 2026 Centennial, Professionalism, Distinguished Young Lawyer and Lifetime Achievement Awards. Awards will be presented at our annual meeting on June 10, 2026. The deadline for submitting nominations is March 31, 2026. Click here for more information on each of the awards and the nominating process.
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April Bar Luncheon AND CLE
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Please plan to join the Buncombe Bar at the YMI Cultural Center on Wednesday, April 8 at 12:30. Our presenter this month is Camille Stell presenting a required one hour technology CLE. Camille is President of Lawyers Mutual Consulting and Services, offering succession planning, business development coaching, keynote presentations and more.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) has moved from being an experimental, futuristic concept to a practical, everyday tool inside law firms of all sizes. According to the 2024 Clio Legal Trends Report, 79% of lawyers now use AI in their practice, and Thomson Reuters reports that 77% of legal professionals expect AI to have a transformational impact within the next five years. The question firms must now ask is no longer “Should we use AI?” but “How should we use AI strategically, ethically, and profitably?”
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"Pioneer Paddles of the Colonial South" is released from attorney/author William Auman
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Award-winning novelist and 40-year bar member William (Bill to many) Auman is pleased to announce the release of his newest book, which chronicles remaining colonial wilderness through 345 bodies of water in 6 states within the historical context through which they unfold. Family-friendly adventures include searching for pirate treasure, epic frontiersmen, Indigenous Peoples and Revolutionary War battles. Available on Amazon, Ingram and other media outlets.
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Interest Form -- Law Day of Action 2026, Friday May 1st
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Law Day of Action | Friday, May 1, 2026 | https://lawdayofaction.org/
Law Day of Action 2026 is a nationwide, nonpartisan moment when lawyers and judges in cities across the country will gather at courthouses to ceremonially retake their professional oaths—making visible our collective commitment to a legal system that serves the Constitution.
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Hensley, Cloninger & Greer, P.C., Partners Named to 2026 Super Lawyers
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Hensley, Cloninger and Greer, P. C., is proud to announce that two partners have been named 2026 North Carolina Super Lawyers.
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LIVE and IN PERSON Superior Court Mediation Training in ASHEVILLE
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Get your 40-hour Superior Court mediator training live and in-person in Asheville, March 23-27, provided by The Mediation Center and held on AB Tech’s campus. Join presenters Sharon Tracey Barrett, Sarah Corley, Frank Goldsmith, Kip Marshall, Tara Kozlowski, and Laura Jeffords and take the first step towards mediator certification. The training includes 24 hours of CLE (everything you need for 2 years: 4 hours of ethics/professional responsibility, 1 hour of technology, and 1 hour of professional wellbeing). If you are already a certified mediator, you can sign up for the 16-hour Family Financial mediation supplement held on March 23 and 24.
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Litigation Associates - Allen Stahl + Kilbourne
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Allen Stahl + Kilbourne is looking to add two litigation associates (2-5 years’ experience) to our team. If you’re looking for substantive litigation work and the chance to build your career in Asheville, we’d love to hear from you.
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Pope & Knight Mediation - Services Available
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Marvin Pope – Emergency Superior Court Judge, former District Court Judge, Mediator
Rebecca Knight – Retired District Court Judge, Superior Court and Family Court Mediator
Mediation offices in downtown Asheville at 7 Orchard Street, Suite 100 specifically designed for mediation services with five conference rooms, attorney rooms, kitchen, office equipment and free off-street parking.
$250 per hour; $175 administration fee; Will travel
Website: www.mediationwnc.com
Email: mpope126@gmail.com or Marvin.popeandknight@gmail.com
Becky.popeandknight@gmail.com;
Phone: Marvin: 828-275-1007 or Becky: 828-301-6438
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Searson, Jones, Gottschalk & Cash, PLLC - Associate Attorney
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We're a seven-lawyer primarily litigation firm in Asheville handling the kind of work most associates don't see for years: business litigation, complex trust and estate disputes, wrongful death and other catastrophic injury cases, and corporate conflicts involving real money and real consequences. Our clients are individuals, families, and businesses across Western North Carolina, and our cases regularly involve Superior Court, …
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April 6 - Executive Committee Meeting at 12:30 via Zoom
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April 8 - Monthly Bar Luncheon with CLE credit at 12:30 at YMI Cultural Center
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May 13 - Monthly Bar Luncheon & Pro Bono Celebration at 12:30 at YMI Cultural Center
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