LegalZoom Accuses State Bar of Illegally Squelching Competition
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/06/04/legalzoom-accuses-state-bar-of-illegally-squelching-competition/
Friday, June 5, 2015
WSJ Law Blog: LegalZoom Accuses State Bar of Illegally Squelching Competition
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/06/04/legalzoom-accuses-state-bar-of-illegally-squelching-competition/
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/06/04/legalzoom-accuses-state-bar-of-illegally-squelching-competition/
http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2015/06/04/legalzoom-accuses-state-bar-of-illegally-squelching-competition/
ABA Journal: LegalZoom files $10.5M antitrust suit against North Carolina bar, cites SCOTUS dental case
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legalzoom_files_10.5m_antitrust_suit_against_north_carolina_bar_cites_scotu
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legalzoom_files_10.5m_antitrust_suit_against_north_carolina_bar_cites_scotu
LegalZoom files $10.5M antitrust suit against North Carolina bar, cites SCOTUS dental case
POSTED JUN 05, 2015 07:11 AM CDT
LegalZoom is citing a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision on teeth whitening in a $10.5 million antitrust suit against the North Carolina State Bar.
The suit (PDF), filed on June 3 in federal court in North Carolina, claims the bar is unreasonably barring LegalZoom from offering a prepaid legal services plan in the state, according to the Wall Street Journal Law Blog, the Los Angeles Business Journal and a press release.
According to the suit, the state .....
http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/legalzoom_files_10.5m_antitrust_suit_against_north_carolina_bar_cites_scotu
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Campbell Law Observer: State Senator Tries to Help Superior Court Judge Escape Further Discipline
http://campbelllawobserver.com/state-senator-tries-to-help-superior-court-judge-escape-further-discipline/
Posted on April 23, 2015 by in Ethics and Professionalism
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett is facing sanctions from the North Carolina State Bar. Tillett, who is the Chief Resident Superior Court Judge in the twenty-county First Division in the northeast corner of the state, received a public reprimand from the Judicial Standards Commission in 2013 for misusing his power in disputes with several Dare County government officials.
Tillett’s troubles began when his son was detained by the Kill Devil Hills Police Department (“KDHPD”) in.....
http://campbelllawobserver.com/state-senator-tries-to-help-superior-court-judge-escape-further-discipline/
State Senator Tries to Help Superior Court Judge Escape Further Discipline
Posted on April 23, 2015 by in Ethics and Professionalism
North Carolina Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett is facing sanctions from the North Carolina State Bar. Tillett, who is the Chief Resident Superior Court Judge in the twenty-county First Division in the northeast corner of the state, received a public reprimand from the Judicial Standards Commission in 2013 for misusing his power in disputes with several Dare County government officials.
Tillett’s troubles began when his son was detained by the Kill Devil Hills Police Department (“KDHPD”) in.....
http://campbelllawobserver.com/state-senator-tries-to-help-superior-court-judge-escape-further-discipline/
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Outer Banks Sentinel: Sen. Cook’s bills could benefit Clerk of Court Tolson, Judge Tillett
http://www.obsentinel.com/news/sen-cook-s-bills-could-benefit-clerk-of-court-tolson/article_7c779868-d7bb-11e4-8a25-e3b047a467bb.html
http://www.obsentinel.com/news/sen-cook-s-bills-could-benefit-clerk-of-court-tolson/article_7c779868-d7bb-11e4-8a25-e3b047a467bb.html
Sen. Cook’s bills could benefit Clerk of Court Tolson, Judge Tillett
Posted: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 2:15 pm
State Senator Bill Cook (R-Beaufort) introduced two bills last month that would bolster the salary and benefits of Dare County Clerk of Court Dean Martin Tolson, but the senator says the move would also benefit other court officers in his district and across the state.
That legislation comes on the heels of another bill that Cook introduced last month that could protect Dare County Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett from .....
http://www.obsentinel.com/news/sen-cook-s-bills-could-benefit-clerk-of-court-tolson/article_7c779868-d7bb-11e4-8a25-e3b047a467bb.html
Friday, March 27, 2015
News & Observer: NC lawyers face bar complaints for Racial Justice Act work
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article16529624.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article16529624.html
MARCH 27, 2015 7:14 PM
NC lawyers face bar complaints for Racial Justice Act work
RALEIGH
Two defense attorneys face accusations of professional misconduct for a piece of their work on the first successful challenge under the Racial Justice Act.
Gretchen Engel, director of the Durham-based Center for Death Penalty Litigation, and Cassandra Stubbs, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union Capital Punishment Project, were among a team of attorneys who ....
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article16529624.html
Monday, March 23, 2015
Outer Banks Sentinel: State Bar Issues Complaint Against Judge Tillett
http://www.obsentinel.com/news/state-bar-issues-complaint-against-judge-tillett/article_d09d7a52-cf19-11e4-a051-233082990682.html
http://www.obsentinel.com/news/state-bar-issues-complaint-against-judge-tillett/article_d09d7a52-cf19-11e4-a051-233082990682.html
State Bar Issues Complaint Against Judge Tillett
Posted: Monday, March 23, 2015 11:57 am
Exactly two years after accepting a reprimand by the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission for entanglements in Kill Devil Hills’ town affairs and threats against the district attorney’s office, Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett is facing a complaint from the North Carolina State Bar over questions of alleged unprofessional conduct related to the same imbroglio.
In the 11-page complaint, filed on March 6 and posted on the Bar website on March 16, the Bar cites 17 points where Tillett “engaged in conduct that was .....
Friday, March 20, 2015
News & Observer: NC senator wants to help judge avoid new scrutiny
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article15525923.html
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article15525923.html
MARCH 20, 2015 7:08 PM
NC senator wants to help judge avoid new scrutiny
A state senator is trying to help a Superior Court judge in his district escape sanctions from the N.C. State Bar, which regulates lawyers in North Carolina.
Sen. Bill Cook, a three-term Republican legislator from Beaufort County, says he thinks Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett shouldn’t have to risk losing his license to ....
http://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article15525923.html
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