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Irene King to Present at Annual NCBA Family Law Section Meeting

Isolde Karro — Thu, 10 May 2012 19:42:35 +0000

Irene King is schedule to present at the Annual NCBA Family Law Section meeting at the Grove Park Inn Resort & Spa in Asheville, NC, April 26, 2013 – April 27, 2013. She will discuss international family law and child abduction issues.

In 2010, Irene published an article in Business North Carolina on the Hague Convention and Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, entitled “Treaty Helps Bridge the Divide on International Child Abductions.”

On 5/16 Fred Williams Presents to Infragard – a Partnership Between the FBI and the Private Sector

Isolde Karro — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:26:43 +0000

Fred Williams has been invited to give a presentation to Infragard, a partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation and an association of businesses, academic institutions, state and local law enforcement agencies, and other participants. The group is dedicated to sharing information and intelligence to prevent hostile acts against the United States. Fred will discuss “Electronic Surveillance of Employees — Legal and Other Risks.” The program will be held May 16, 2012, at 1 p.m.

Fred has been a supporter of Infragard since it was first initiated — he was the federal prosecutor for Charlotte on computer and intellectual property issues at the time. The North Carolina chapter is nationally recognized as especially dynamic and effective; it has 1,774 members.

Further information and registration for attendance can be found here.

James, McElroy & Diehl Partners with Coalition to Unchain Dogs

Isolde Karro — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 19:13:53 +0000

Thousands of dogs live their lives chained outside, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all kinds of weather. The Coalition to Unchain Dogs, is a non-profit dedicated to providing free fencing, and free spay and neuter services to chained dogs – the Charlotte Chapter (founded by JMD lawyer Neya Warren), built its first fence on November 8, 2009 and has since unchained over 150 dogs.

The Coalition is not a rescue organization; it doesn’t take dogs and try to find new homes for them. Instead, volunteers work directly with the owners, providing respectful assistance, to elevate the human-animal bond and to improve the home the dog already has.

On Saturday, April 28, members of JMD volunteered to build a fence for a mixed breed dog named Greedy. For more information about the Coalition to Unchain Dogs, click here.

Preston Odom Explores Taking an Appeal to Court in The Advocate

Isolde Karro — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 15:50:48 +0000

Preston Odom discusses a number of issues you should analyze—and rules you should know —to successfully navigate your way to the Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Click here to read the whole article.

Sarah Brady Discusses Amendment One with NC Lawyers Weekly

Isolde Karro — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 15:09:20 +0000

Amendment One’s vague language will impact a broad range of family law topics, including domestic violence, child custody and end-of-life decisions. JMD’s Sarah Brady discusses how the term ‘domestic legal union’ will affect same-sex and heterosexual couples in North Carolina.

Click here to read the whole article.

Fred Williams Interviewed by Digital People: The Blog

Isolde Karro — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 15:27:26 +0000

As a kick off to the conference on cyberwar at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Wednesday, March 28 – organized in part by JMD’s own Fred Williams, Fred answered questions about Technology, Identity and Social Change for Digital People: The Blog.

You can read the interview here.

John Brickley Volunteers for Call 4ALL Statewide Service Day

Isolde Karro — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:49:53 +0000

On March 2, 2012, John Brickly joined an army of more than 500 lawyers, paralegals, law students and other volunteers for the fifth annual Call 4ALL statewide service day.

Call 4ALL is a program that puts pre-screened Legal Aid clients in touch with attorneys from one of the following areas of law: private landlord/tenant, public and subsidized housing, Medicaid, disability and non-disability issues in Social Security matters, consumer collections, employee rights, custody, guardianship and simple estates. Call 4ALL attorneys volunteer to talk with clients through one-hour telephone interviews to provide advice or discrete services.

This year’s event fielded more than 8,648 calls.

JMD Recognized as “Go-To Law Firm® for the Top 500 Companies” in Commercial Litigation

Isolde Karro — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:27:39 +0000

JMD has been recognized as a “Go-To Law Firm® for the Top 500 Companies” in the area of commercial litigation. Firms on the list were selected for providing exceptional work to the in-house legal departments of Fortune 500® companies.

The list will be published in the 2012 Spring edition of Litigation which is a supplement distributed with the May editions of Corporate Counsel and The American Lawyer magazines – publications of American Lawyer Media (ALM).

Each year, ALM polls Fortune 500 General Counsel and other company leaders on which law firms they rely upon for outside counsel. In addition, data was gathered from public records, legal and business publications, and commercial databases.

Nine JMD Attorneys Named To NC Super Lawyers® 2012

Isolde Karro — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:04:22 +0000

Nine James, McElroy & Diehl attorneys have been named to North Carolina Super Lawyers® 2012, a comprehensive listing of North Carolina attorneys who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement.

Sanctioned by Courts and Bar Associations across the country, the Super Lawyers list is compiled by Law & Politics, a publication of Key Professional Media, Inc., through the balloting of more than 17,000 active North Carolina attorneys.

The James, McElroy & Diehl attorneys named to the North Carolina Super Lawyers 2012 list and the areas in which they have been recognized are as follows:

Mickey Aberman: Business/Corporate
Bill Diehl: Family Law
Rich Fennell : Business Litigation
Jared Gardner : Business Litigation
Gary Hemric: General Litigation
Edward Hinson: General Litigation
Katherine Holliday: Family Law
David Kern: Family Law
Pender R. McElroy: Business / Corporate

In addition, six James, McElroy & Diehl attorneys were recognized by Law & Politics as North Carolina Rising Stars 2012. These top up-and-coming attorneys must be 40 years old or younger, or have been practicing for 10 years or less.

Jon Carroll: Business Litigation
Jonathan Feit: Family Law
Irene King: Family Law
Fred Parker : Business Litigation
Adam Ross: Business Litigation
Casey Viser: Business Litigation

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Preston Odom Certified as a Specialist in Appellate Practice – 1 of 15 in NC

Isolde Karro — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:30:04 +0000

The North Carolina State Bar recently certified Charlotte attorney Preston O. Odom, III, as a specialist in Appellate Practice. He is one of 15 lawyers state-wide to achieve this distinction.

The North Carolina State Bar certifies lawyers as specialists in designated practice areas as a service to the public. The program assists members of the public in the selection of legal counsel by identifying lawyers who have demonstrated special knowledge, skill, and proficiency in certain areas of law. The program also gives lawyers a credible way of making their expertise known to the public and other lawyers.

To be certified as a specialist in a practice area, a lawyer must have been in practice for at least five years, devote a significant part of his or her practice to the specialty area, attend continuing legal education (CLE) seminars in the specialty, be favorably evaluated by other lawyers and judges (peer review), and pass a written examination in the specialty practice area.

Preston Odom has been an attorney with James, McElroy & Diehl, P.A., since 2000, and concentrates his legal practice in the areas of appeals and trial-level litigation support.