General News

Congratulations to the new specialists! These lawyers met all of the requirements to be certified by the Board of Legal Specialization on December 6, 2024.

W. Donald Carroll Jr. received the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award on November 20, 2024, in Charlotte.

David W. Long was presented with the John B. McMillan Distinguished Service Award on November 4, 2024, at the North Carolina State Bar building.

Eden attorney Matthew W. Smith was sworn in as president of the North Carolina State Bar on Thursday, October 31, 2024.

As the people of western North Carolina assess the damage and begin to rebuild what was destroyed by Hurricane Helene, lawyers face the difficult task of addressing the impact on both their personal lives and their professional obligations.

Today, October 1, 2024, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved the North Carolina State Bar’s temporary rule amendment allowing lawyers not licensed in North Carolina to immediately begin providing pro bono legal services to indigent victims of Hurricane/Tropical Storm Helene.

The State Bar is compiling a list of legal resources for those in need of legal assistance in the wake of Tropical Storm Helene.