Weekly Bar Briefs, 12-6-2022

Congratulations to this year’s awards honorees! The Bar’s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, June 7th will honor Larry McDevitt with the Lifetime Achievement Award; James Kilbourne as Centennial Award recipient; Donald Gast as Professionalism Award recipient, and Kyle Sherard as the Distinguished Young Lawyer of 2023. This event, our last Bar luncheon of the fiscal year, features Read more

Attorney Tod Leaven has been named a 2022 Attorney For Justice by the Tennessee Supreme Court and the Access to Justice Commission for providing at least 50 hours of pro bono service in 2022. Tod is admitted to practice in North Carolina and Tennessee. As a partner at Grimes Teich Anderson LLP, Tod focuses his Read more

Low-Income Taxpayer Clinic (LITC) Qualified Tax Expert (QTE) CPA, Attorney or Enrolled Agent Hybrid remote work schedule: 3 days in office/field and 2 days remote Base office in Asheville, NC Position Status: Full-Time FLSA Status: Exempt Job Posting Pisgah Legal Services (PLS) is a community-based non-profit legal aid agency governed by a local Board of Read more

An Asheville Law Firm with a thriving residential and commercial real estate practice, seeks a full-time real estate closer to join its team. Primary responsibilities include, but are not limited to: financial record keeping, daily reconciliations of trust account, monthly reporting, communication with clients, realtors, lenders, outside attorneys and paralegals, preparation of closing documents including Read more

We are adding to our team! Asheville Law Firm, Roberts & Stevens, has a need for a full-time, experienced litigation legal assistant. We would love a candidate with at least 10 years of experience; however, we will consider candidates with less experience. Experience with litigation is required. Candidate must also have experience in scheduling depositions Read more

Reserve your tickets now for the annual Bar Holiday Party & Toy Drive on Friday, December 9, 2022, beginning at 5:30pm. At the event, we collect toys for Santa Pal and food for Manna Food Bank. (We will also accept cash or checks for these organizations.) Our party begins with cocktails and appetizers at 5:30 Read more

Plan now to join us for our January Bar Luncheon at the Asheville Social Hall, 81 Broadway Street. All Buncombe Bar members are welcome to attend, and either order a free sandwich from us, bring your lunch, or simply join us to hear the program and enjoy a complementary soft drink. This month’s program features Read more

Plan now to join us for our February Bar Luncheon at the Asheville Social Hall, 81 Broadway Street. Local attorney Meghann Burke will offer her perspective on the evolution of the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association as domestic women’s professional soccer players took their power back to negotiate the first-ever Collective Bargaining Agreement in Read more