Weekly Bar Briefs, 2-28-2023

The Buncombe Bar is hosting a retirement ceremony and reception for Superior Court Clerk Steve Cogburn on Friday, March 24th at 4pm. The ceremony will take place in the fifth floor courtroom, with a reception afterwards. The reception will be held in the rotunda outside the Clerk’s office in the courthouse. All Bar members are Read more

As part of a widespread effort to reduce instances of missed court dates and offer more support to justice-impacted individuals, Buncombe County Justice Services is launching a Court Navigator pilot program. Justice Services is happy to welcome Betsy Chavez to the Court Navigator role. Chavez is bilingual (fluent in Spanish and English) and will serve as Read more

Lawyers often limit the kinds of matters that they handle in order to acquire expertise in a specific field of law. Board certification provides formal recognition of that concentration of knowledge and experience. Although the requirements vary from one specialty area to the next, the minimum standards for certification as a board certified specialist include Read more

In a press release issued on March 13, 2023, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for the 28th Judicial District, Alan Thornburg, announced that he will, upon the retirement of the current Clerk of Superior Court on March 31, 2023, appoint Jean Marie Christy to the position of Clerk of Superior Court.  Ms. Christy currently serves Read more

Sign up to accept 2-3 will cases when it works for you! Through Pisgah Legal Services’ Batched Wills Program volunteer attorneys sign up to receive 2-3 pro bono will referrals in a particular month of the year. We send you the cases at the beginning of the month and you contact the client at your Read more

Pisgah Legal Services receives more requests from low-income clients for assistance with adult guardianship matters than we can refer to our current pro bono attorneys. Typical scenarios include: A parent seeks guardianship of an adult disabled child. A spouse seeks guardianship of their partner who has lost the ability to make or carry out decisions about Read more

The Buncombe County Bar seeks to honor a local paralegal or legal assistant who has made exemplary contributions to support pro bono legal work for low-income people in Western North Carolina. The Pro Bono Committee of the Bar will present the 2023 Exemplary Pro Bono Paralegal Award at its annual pro bono celebration on May Read more

Mr. Thomas Taylor of Bluffton, SC, was sworn in to practice in North Carolina by Judge Edwin Clontz on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Area law firm has an immediate need for a full-time paralegal/administrative assistant in their Marshall office.  Applicants should be multi-task oriented, have excellent written and oral communication skills, and be able to function well in a fast-paced environment. The responsibilities include supporting attorneys by managing calendars, creating, proofing, editing, revising, and printing correspondence, memoranda, and Read more

Position title: Tribal Prosecutor II – Office of the Attorney General (L17 $72,127 – $96,169) Location: Cherokee, NC Main Duties: Prosecutes criminal and juvenile charges in Cherokee Court. Provides assistance and advice to investigators in the field at crime scenes and during investigations. Assists in training Cherokee Police Department in the investigation techniques and the development Read more

R. Keith Miller, the Buncombe County Tax Assessor, will provide a one-hour training for real estate attorneys and paralegals about the business property rental listing sheets and property card updates recently requested by the county. The training will include the state regulations for rental property listings, information about how to update property records and file Read more

Join us for lunch as Thomas Amburgey and Sean Devereaux facilitate a discussion about the Alex Murdaugh murder trial in South Carolina. All Buncombe Bar members are welcome to attend and order a boxed lunch from us, bring your lunch, or simply join us to hear the program and enjoy a complementary soft drink. We Read more

The intersection of real property and estate planning can be fraught with potential problems without proper planning and preparation. As attorneys and advisors, we are often asked how to best facilitate transfers of real property without compromising the careful plans put in place for our clients’ estates. This CLE addresses common questions and concerns that Read more

How does a busy attorney find the time to write a book, get it published, and promote it? Join us for our April Bar Luncheon to hear two of our members discuss the joys and challenges of living in both the legal and the literary world.  At the luncheon, Attorney Frank Goldsmith will moderate a Read more