News & Observer: GOP ad slams Cooper over crime lab

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GOP ad slams Cooper over crime lab

BY CRAIG JARVIS

cjarvis@newsobserver.com

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The Republican Governors Association is out with a new anti-Roy Cooper ad, this one blaming the Democratic attorney general for widespread problems in the State Crime Lab several years ago. Cooper is running against GOP Gov. Pat McCrory.

At the time, the crime lab was part of the State Bureau of Investigation under the state Department of Justice. In 2013, the Republican-led ......

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The National Law Review: DOJ and FTC Encourages Competition Between Lawyers and Non-Lawyers in the Provision of Legal Services in Comments on North Carolina “LegalZoom” Bill

http://www.natlawreview.com/article/doj-and-ftc-encourages-competition-between-lawyers-and-non-lawyers-provision-legal

DOJ and FTC Encourages Competition Between Lawyers and Non-Lawyers in the Provision of Legal Services in Comments on North Carolina “LegalZoom” Bill

ARTICLE BYKarl E. Herrmann McDermott Will & Emery Antitrust Alert

Thursday, July 7, 2016

On June 10, 2016, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly submitted a letter recommending that the North Carolina General Assembly limit the definition of the “practice of law” only to activities for which “specialized legal knowledge and training” is demonstrably necessary to protect consumers.  The regulators argue .....

http://www.natlawreview.com/article/doj-and-ftc-encourages-competition-between-lawyers-and-non-lawyers-provision-legal

Outer Banks Voice: Tillett motion says N.C. Bar unlawfully obtained files from JSC

http://outerbanksvoice.com/2016/06/27/tillett-motion-says-n-c-bar-unlawfully-obtained-files-from-jsc/

Tillett motion says N.C. Bar unlawfully obtained files from JSC

By Russ Lay on June 27, 2016

Did the North Carolina State Bar “unlawfully and improperly” obtain confidential files from the North Carolina Judicial Standards Commission that were used in disciplinary actions against Judge Jerry R. Tillett?

A “motion to dismiss” filed on May 24 by Tillett’s attorneys before the North Carolina’s Disciplinary Hearing Commission alleges the State Bar .... 

http://outerbanksvoice.com/2016/06/27/tillett-motion-says-n-c-bar-unlawfully-obtained-files-from-jsc/

Legal Reader: Websites In NC Can Provide Legal Documents

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Websites In NC Can Provide Legal Documents

By Consuella Pachico -

Jun 22, 2016

North Carolina lawmakers have passed a bill amending the state’s definition of law practice and will now permit websites to offer interactive legal documents.

House Bill 436 won unanimous approval last week, ending a long-running dispute with LegalZoom. The bill ....

http://www.legalreader.com/websites-in-nc-can-provide-legal-documents/

ABA Journal: Online interactive legal documents would be legal in North Carolina under bill passed by legislature

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/online_interactive_legal_documents_would_be_legal_in_north_carolina_under_b/

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Online interactive legal documents would be legal in North Carolina under bill passed by legislature

POSTED JUN 22, 2016 10:38 AM CDT

BY DEBRA CASSENS WEISS

North Carolina lawmakers have passed a bill that amends the state’s definition of law practice to permit websites that offer interactive legal documents.

House Bill 436 (PDF) won unanimous approval last week, ending a long-running dispute with LegalZoom, WRAL reports. The bill was .... 

http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/online_interactive_legal_documents_would_be_legal_in_north_carolina_under_b/

NC Lawyers Weekly: Feds weighed in on NC bill defining practice of law

http://nclawyersweekly.com/2016/06/21/feds-weighed-in-on-nc-bill-defining-practice-of-law/

Feds weighed in on NC bill defining practice of law 

By: Phillip Bantz June 21, 2016

Federal regulators sent a letter to North Carolina lawmakers touting the benefits of interactive legal software days before the General Assembly unanimously passed a bill that excludes websites such as LegalZoom.com from the statutory definition of the practice of law. The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued the joint statement on ...

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JDSUPRA: Online Legal Documents

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/legislative-update-25255/

Legislative Update

6/20/2016

by

Charles Marshall,

Christopher McClure,

Marcus Trathen,

Ed Turlington  

| Brooks Pierce

.....

Online Legal Documents
A bill (HB 436) to end a long dispute between the N.C. State Bar and Legal Zoom passed the Legislature this week.  It redefines “practice of law” by exempting services that provide blank legal documents, such as wills, leases, and promissory notes that people can fill out online, purchase, and print.  These services must register with the State Bar .....

http://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/legislative-update-25255/