Mecklenburg County Bar

Meet Omari K. Sealy

July's Volunteer Lawyer Program spotlight features Omari K. Sealy. Mr. Sealy has been volunteering with the Pro Bono for Nonprofits Program - a program managed by the MCB VLP. Mr. Sealy is also a graduate of the 2006 MCB's Charlotte Legal Diversity Clerkship Program ...read more

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8-12-10 Memorial Service for Nick J. Miller
1:30 P.M. Courtroom 5370, Mecklenburg County Courthouse. Friends and colleagues are encouraged to attend and, if desired, say a few words in celebration of Mr. Miller's life.

8-19-10 Memorial Service for Judge Robert D. Potter
3:00 p.m., Charles R. Jonas Federal Building, 401 W. Trade Street, Courtroom #2

9-15-10 Corporate Counsel Section Luncheon
The lunch meeting will feature a discussion on structuring fees in order to successfully manage litigation expenses, including how different types of litigation merit different fee arrangements.

9-16-10 Memorial Service for William Grist
1:30 P.M. Courtroom 5370, Mecklenburg County Courthouse

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Judge J. Gentry Caudill is retiring effective July 30, 2010.
All orders and fee applications that require his approval /signature need to be submitted to him before 7/30/10.

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More than 5,000 MCB Directories are distributed annually. The blue pages or "Areas of Concentration" are an invaluable year-round listing of attorneys, indexed by specific areas of practice. Order by Aug. 31 to take advantage of discount pricing.

Councilor Elections Notice For NC State Bar Council
Nominations due by August 1, 2010. Ballots will be mailed by August 9, 2010.

ATTN: Clients of Lyle J. Yurko and attorneys who represent former clients of Lyle J. Yurko
S. Frederick Winiker, III, the court appointed trustee for the law practice of Lyle J. Yurko, hereby notifies the public that Lyle J. Yurkos client files are being held by Mr. Winiker. Clients of Lyle J. Yurko and attorneys who represent former clients of Lyle J. Yurko may arrange to obtain the client files, if any, by contacting Mr. Winiker.

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Can We Master the Art of Listening?

By MCB President A. Todd Brown

The 98^th Annual Meeting of the 26^th Judicial District, Mecklenburg County Bar on May 20 has come and gone. ........As presaged, the proposed membership dues increase became the focal point of an otherwise great program. Our Bar treasurer read aloud the Board of Directors' Resolution (download the pdf) supporting a $75 dues increase and moved for approval. Then, with the advocacy lawyers would expect, opponents and proponents of the motion zealously made their case. The Bar voted for the dues increase - the first in a decade. The tally was 207 for and 158 against. The motion carried, history was made and the practice of law resumed. Or so we thought....Read the full column

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