Weekly Bar Briefs, 11-10-2020

Please click here: NCSB Letter to Gov. Cooper and Sec. Cohen to read a letter sent January 14, 2021 to Governor Cooper and Secretary Cohen regarding vaccination plans for the judicial branch.

The Buncombe County Bar is seeking volunteers to serve on the Bench-Bar Liaison Committee. Please email the Bar Administrator here to submit your application for consideration by the Bar’s Executive Committee. Please note the following explanation in the Bar’s bylaws: Bench Bar Liaison Committee (1)  The Bench-Bar Liaison Committee was created to facilitate and maintain good Read more

Grimes Teich Anderson LLP is happy to announce that attorney Jessica E. Leaven has been selected to Business North Carolina Legal Elite 2021 for Employment Law. Business North Carolina Magazine sponsors the event in which members of the North Carolina State Bar vote for fellow attorneys via statewide ballot. Attorneys may not vote for themselves. Read more

Aceto Law Office PA is pleased to announce that attorney Katherine A. Torrance has joined the firm. Torrance now works with Attorney Steve Aceto focusing on estate planning law, estate administration law, business law and corporate law. Katherine was awarded an academic scholarship and graduated Magna Cum Laude from Montreat College in 2013 with a Read more

Roberts & Stevens is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2021 North Carolina Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of lawyers from all across the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Attorneys selected to Read more

Comfort Suites Outlet Center, 890 Brevard Rd. Registration is limited to 10; Masks are required Thursday-Friday, February 11-12, 2021 MCB 2020 Annual Review CLE Credit: 12.0 hours including 2.0 Ethics/Professional Responsibility, 1.0 Substance Abuse and 1.0 Technology Reg:  8:45-9:00am; Program: 9:00am-3:30am daily (lunch included) Tuition:  $550   Friday, February 26, 2021 Lawyers Mutual Consulting Services: Read more

Full-time position for real estate, business and related litigation practice. Duties include drafting documents, maintaining and organizing files, real estate closing preparation and title searching. Must be able to work in a challenging and detailed oriented practice. Looking for a self-starter who takes the initiative, adds value and is able to work well under pressure Read more

Asheville Law Firm with a thriving residential and commercial real estate practice seeks a full-time title searcher to join its team. Candidate must be a critical thinker with strong attention to detail, strong investigative, research and problem solving skills and have excellent written and verbal communication skills. Candidate should have the ability to manage and Read more

Roberts & Stevens, P.A. in Asheville is seeking a Human Resources Director. This position will be responsible for ensuring successful office management in the areas of human resource administration, training coordination, facilities and general office operations. The Human Resources Director will work closely with the firm’s management and personnel committees. For more information or to Read more

This three hour Overview of Estate Planning, Elder Law, and Estate Administration CLE is designed for the general practitioner who wants to better understand the following topics: How to draft wills, trusts, and powers of attorney; How to plan for long-term care expenses and crisis planning, including gifting and Medicaid asset protection trusts; and After Read more

This one-hour virtual CLE program provides an overview of ethical, legal and regulatory considerations of emerging technologies now available to law offices.  Topics of discussion include:  identifying firm risk in light practice area and firm size, encryption, physical and network controls, data storage, and affordable training options for law firm employees. Discussions of the latest Read more

Join us for our February Bar Luncheon to hear from an expert on land conservation issues, followed by an optional 3-hour CLE. More information to come…  

Join us for our virtual March Bar Luncheon to hear from Nathan Pennington, Director of Planning and Development for Buncombe County. Mr. Pennington will discuss the following issues: Buncombe County Comprehensive Planning Process – FY 2021, release of RFP in January/February Differences between rural/urban levels of service and the relationship to land use in the Read more