Brooks Pierce was pleased to sponsor the closing reception at the North Carolina Lawyers Assistance Program’s (NCLAP) 2019 Minority Outreach Conference. The event was held Jan. 18 at the Durham Convention Center. The Minority Outreach Conference...(read more)
Firm News
Seven Brooks Pierce Attorneys to Present at the 2019 Festival of Legal Learning
Seven Brooks Pierce attorneys will present on a variety of topics at the University of North Carolina’s (UNC) 2019 Festival of Legal Learning. The event will be held Feb. 8 and 9 at UNC’s Friday Center. The Festival of Legal Learning will include...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Government Affairs Specialist to Co-Chair Transition Team for UNC System Interim President
Chris McClure, a government affairs and public policy advisor in the Raleigh office of Brooks Pierce, has been named co-chairman of the newly appointed eight-member transition team for the interim president of the University of North Carolina System...(read more)
Insights
North Carolina Legislative Update, February 15, 2019
The pace of work at the General Assembly increased this week as bill introductions continued and committees held initial meetings. Revenue Projections A consensus revenue forecast released this week by the legislature's Fiscal Research Division and...(read more)
North Carolina Legislative Update, February 8, 2019
The North Carolina General Assembly continued organizational work this week as legislators began to introduce bills and meeting schedules were announced. Teacher Pay ( S28 ) Senators Danny Britt (R-Robeson) and Rick Horner (R-Nash) filed a bill...(read more)
North Carolina Legislative Update, February 1, 2019
State legislators returned to Raleigh this week to begin work for the 2019 session. This year’s “long session” is expected to last through the summer as members enact a two-year budget and consider hundreds of bills. Rules Changes Each biennium both...(read more)