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Nine Tharrington Smith Attorneys Named Best Lawyers® in America 2011
Tharrington Smith, LLP, is proud to announce that nine of its attorneys have been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers ® , the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession. The following attorneys have been listed in Best Lawyers® for...
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The Supreme Court Curtails Corruption Prosecutions Under "Honest-Services" Fraud Theory
by F. Hill Allen, Tharrington Smith, L.L.P. In federal corruption prosecutions here in North Carolina and elsewhere, charges of “honest-services” fraud have figured prominently or even been the only charges brought. But, in a trio of long-awaited decisions issued in late June,...
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Tharrington Smith Earns Top 2010 Metro Magazine Awards
For the fifth consecutive year, the Criminal and Family Law Sections of Tharrington Smith have been awarded Readers' Choice Awards by Metro Magazine. The Family Law Section received the “Standing Ovation” award, the magazine’s highest honor, in the “Law Firm...
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Lynn Burleson Leads Annual AAML Aribitration Institute
Lynn Burleson served as the lead planner and presenter for the 20 th American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Arbitration Institute. Mr. Burleson is one of four attorneys in Raleigh who is an AAML Certified Arbitrator . The conference took place in Jerse y City, New Jersey...
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Roger Smith, Sr. Inducted to Stanly County's Sports Hall of Fame
On June 7, 2010, Roger Smith, Sr., partner of Tharrington Smith, LLP, joined the ranks of Stanly County’s greatest athletes when he was inducted into the county’s Sports Hall of Fame. The ceremony took place at Stanly Regional Hospital and featured David Cutcliffe, Duke...
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Neal Ramee Presents at 2010 NCBA Family Law Conference
On May 7, Neal Ramee gave a presentation at the North Carolina Bar Association’s annual Family Law Conference in Charleston, SC, entitled “The Law of School Assignment.” The presentation addressed the three main types of school assignment issues and how these issues...
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King/Hardy v. Beaufort County Board of Education
Tharrington Smith attorneys Trey Allen and Bob Kennedy authored the article entitled, "King/Hardy v. Beaufort Board of Education: Does Leandro Apply to Long-Term Suspensions?" that was published in the June 2010 edition of Education Law , the North Carolina Bar Association's Education Law...
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Dealing with Expert Witness Testimony in Federal Criminal Tax Prosecutions
Tharrington Smith partner Douglas E. Kingsbury authored the following article, which was published in the June 8, 2010 issue of the North Carolina Bar Association's Criminal Justice newsletter, True Bill . In most trials, witnesses testify about facts, and the judge instructs...
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Tharrington Smith Donates Computers to Triangle Refugees
Tharrington Smith, LLP, recently gave 34 of its computers to the United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)-North Carolina, to help support the local refugee community. “As you can imagine, most refugees could not think of purchasing a computer, but functioning in this...
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Kris Gardner Receives "Apple Gavel" Award (photo)
May 20, 1010--Kris Gardner was recently awarded the “Apple Gavel" Award by the North Carolina Bar Association’s Law Related Education Advisory Committee for his work in updating and organizing the LRE website. As part of the web site upgrade, Gardner helped convert educational...