Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2019 Chief Justice Henry E. Frye – Brooks Pierce Diversity Summer Fellowship, created to provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities in the practice of the...(read more)
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Brooks Pierce Accepting Applications for Frye Fellowship
Brooks Pierce is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for the 2019 Chief Justice Henry E. Frye – Brooks Pierce Diversity Summer Fellowship, created to provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities in the practice of the...(read more)
Brooks Pierce Attorney Kim Marston Named to Board of Directors of the Guilford Green Foundation
Brooks Pierce attorney Kim Marston was recently named to the Guilford Green Foundation’s board of directors. The board is comprised of community members, donors, grantees and volunteers responsible for providing strategic leadership while directing...(read more)
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North Carolina Legislative Update, December 14, 2018
Legislators returned to Raleigh this week as the special session continues. Leadership from both chambers have indicated skeletal sessions will be held over the coming days as the General Assembly awaits any potential vetoes from Governor Cooper...(read more)
Investing in Qualified Opportunity Funds
Article as published by the Triad Business Journal on Oct. 31, 2018, copied here with permission. Business Journal subscribers may view the article here . The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed on Dec. 22, 2017, amended the tax code to encourage economic...(read more)
Blue Moon Election Brings Record Turnout, Changes
Despite 2018 being a “blue moon” election cycle, North Carolina experienced near-record voter turnout for yesterday’s election. Once in a “blue moon,” North Carolina does not have any marquee, statewide races on the ballot. Turnout typically suffers...(read more)