Bloomberg Law: LegalZoom Fought the North Carolina Bar — And LegalZoom Won

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LegalZoom Fought the North Carolina Bar — And LegalZoom Won

November 13, 2015

Editor’s Note: The author of this article is a professor at University of Tennessee College of Law and wrote the book, Glass Half Full: The Decline and Rebirth of the Legal Profession.

By Ben Barton, Professor of Law, University of Tennessee College of Law

LegalZoom has settled its twin law suits against the North Carolina Bar. LegalZoom has basically won the battle and the war.

According to Forbes, LegalZoom agreed to have a licensed North Carolina attorney review its online forms and to inform potential customers that its forms are not a substitute for advice from a live attorney. LegalZoom says it was already doing that anyway. In return the State Bar Association appears to be rolling over on the unauthorized practice of law (“UPL”) fight, going so far as to support ......

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Outer Banks Voice: N.C. Bar, KDH attorney out of order in drive to oust judge

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N.C. Bar, KDH attorney out of order in drive to oust judge

By Russ Lay on November 12, 2015

Judge Jerry Tillett.

Town Attorney Steven Michael.

Two years ago, Kill Devil Hills officials told anyone who would listen that they were being victimized by a vengeful Superior Court judge, and many in local media sopped the story up with disappointing zeal.

But most of us felt the kerfuffle between KDH and Superior Court Judge Jerry R. Tillett .....

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ABA Journal: LegalZoom resolves $10.5M antitrust suit against North Carolina State Bar

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LegalZoom resolves $10.5M antitrust suit against North Carolina State Bar

POSTED OCT 23, 2015 03:15 PM CDT

BY TERRY CARTER

LegalZoom has settled its protracted legal dispute with the North Carolina State Bar with a consent agreement that permits the company to continue operating there, Forbesreports. The online legal document company has been expanding quickly to provide other services, including prepaid legal services plans.

The agreement comes on the heels of a lawsuit against the bar filed in federal court in North Carolina in June, seeking $10.5 million in antitrust ......

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WRAL: State Bar finds no violations by second lawyer in Racial Justice Act case

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State Bar finds no violations by second lawyer in Racial Justice Act case

Posted September 25, 2015

RALEIGH, N.C. — A disciplinary panel of the North Carolina State Bar ruled Friday that a lawyer who participated in the first case to be heard under the Racial Justice Act didn't violate the rules of professional conduct for attorneys. 

An anonymous complaint was filed in March against Gretchen Engel, charging her with providing inaccurate information to the judge in the Racial Justice Act ....

http://www.wral.com/state-bar-weighs-discipline-for-second-lawyer-in-racial-justice-act-case/14926402/

WSJ Law Blog: LegalZoom Accuses State Bar of Illegally Squelching Competition

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LegalZoom Accuses State Bar of Illegally Squelching Competition

By 

JACOB GERSHMAN

Jun 4, 2015 11:45 am ET

The long-running feud between LegalZoom.com Inc. and the North Carolina State Bar has escalated.

In the latest development, the discount legal services company filed an antitrust lawsuit against the bar, accusing the state agency of “unlawful monopolization” in violation of the Sherman Act, the primary U.S. antitrust  ......

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

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LegalZoom files $10.5M antitrust suit against North Carolina bar, cites SCOTUS dental case

POSTED JUN 05, 2015 07:11 AM CDT

BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS

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 .....

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Campbell Law Observer: State Senator Tries to Help Superior Court Judge Escape Further Discipline

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State Senator Tries to Help Superior Court Judge Escape Further Discipline

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Regan Gatlin, Ethics Editor 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.....

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