Category Archives: Legal Strategies

How can someone not living in your house still be a “HOUSEHOLD RESIDENT”?

Posted on September 25, 2014 by Mike

This has been quite a year for insurance coverage cases in North Carolina.  So far in 2014, there have been at least three opinions handed down by the N.C. Court of Appeals that are worth close examination for their explanations … Continue reading →

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Seventy-four words that can save American Democracy.

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Mike

Districts represented by members of Congress, or by members of any state legislative body, shall be compact and composed of contiguous territory. The state shall have the burden of justifying any departures from this requirement by reference to neutral criteria … Continue reading →

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NC Court of Appeals Proves Once Again — Being A Landowner Doesn’t Always Mean Having To Say You’re Sorry…

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Mike

In a tough case involving crippling injuries to a Charlotte worker, the North Carolina Court of Appeals just last month handed down a case that once again proves that just because someone who is injured on your property — even … Continue reading →

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In most civil trials, the most important word…

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Mike

…also happens to be the shortest:  “A.” Getting a jury to truly understand the critical importance of that littlest of words, and apply it accurately, is often the difference between victory and defeat.  This is especially true in a civil trial that is centered … Continue reading →

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On Political Conventions and Jury Arguments

Posted on September 9, 2012 by Mike

They came.  They saw.  They convened. This past week in Charlotte, some 50,000 politicians, celebrities, reporters , lobbyists and protesters were in town for the 2012 Democratic National Convention.  By most accounts, the Convention did both the Democrats and the … Continue reading →

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Questions I can best answer…by not answering!

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Mike

When a client (or someone looking for legal help on a website asks whether it is “normal” to have certain pains after a wreck, it’s important NOT to give medical advice! I received an Interesting query from someone on AVVO on whether it was … Continue reading →

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Let Facts Be Submitted to a Candid World

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Mike

236 years ago tomorrow… Earlier this morning, we sent out our firm’s annual Fourth of July e-newsletter. Hope you will give it a quick look, and most of all, I hope you’ll accept my invitation to read or listen to … Continue reading →

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