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Drop in Funding Domestic Abuse Services Raises Safety Concerns in North Carolina

The Crime Report

Four nonprofit organizations in Western North Carolina–Helpmate, Our Voice, Pisgah Legal Services and the Mediation Center–will not be receiving a combined $2 million in state grant funding over the next two years, impacting the agencies’ abilities to serve more than 4,000 survivors of abuse, reports the Citizen Times.

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Ethical Considerations for Flat Fee Billing

Attorney at Work

see “classic retainer” vs. “advance payment retainer” vs. “security retainer” in Illinois ), but in general, a lawyer is required to deposit flat fees and expenses paid into a client trust account in advance for representation. Some states allow a retainer that is earned upon payment (e.g., See Model Rule 1.15.

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Smithfield Fires Back At 'Improper' CLO Deposition Bid

Law 360

urged North Carolina's Business Court not to let a Chubb unit depose the pork producer's legal chief, calling the insurer's motion from last week an "improper and untimely attempt to seek discovery that Ace could have pursued before the fact discovery deadline." Smithfield Foods Inc.

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Ex-Wells Fargo Exec Slams Bid To Bar Atty From Deposition

Law 360

A former Wells Fargo investment director urged a North Carolina federal judge to reject the financial giant's bid to prevent his attorney from questioning his former supervisor, arguing the bank is purposely misrepresenting the lawyer's previous interaction with the manager in order to harass him.

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SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Four Cases

Constitutional Law Reporter

The issues before the Court included challenges to North Carolina’s voter ID law, the waiver of arbitration agreements, and international child custody disputes. Below is a brief summary of the issues before the Court: Berger v. Rolls-Royce PLC , addresses the scope of 28 U.S.C. 1782 , which allow a U.S.

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Catawba Indian Nation Passes Banking Code Intended to Attract Fintech Companies

Fordham Law News

Towards the end of April 2023, the Catawba Indian Nation passed a new Banking and Financial Services Code as part of the Tribe’s efforts to build a “Digital Economic Zone” that is tailored to attract banks and fintech companies to its small tribal reservation outside of Charlotte, North Carolina.

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How Do You Perform a Three-Way Trust Account Reconciliation?

MyCase

In fact, you may have done a two-way reconciliation yourself when balancing a checkbook—making sure the amount of your various deposits and written checks matches the balance in your bank account. Often, checks and deposits do not necessarily clear on the same day they are recorded, so will not perfectly match the account balance statement.