Month: January 2021

Education Law attorney Lindsay Smith recently co-produced the Law Institute for Teachers, a five-hour continuing education course for teachers on hot legal topics affecting schools. As part of the program, Ms. Smith provided a presentation on FERPA and Confidentiality in the Remote Environment. The program was provided free of charge to teachers and administrators across

On October 28, 2020, Judge Rebecca Holt of the Wake County Superior Court entered an order affirming a previous decision by the N.C. Office of Administrative Hearings (“OAH)”) ordering the refund of more than $350,000 in “additional contributions” paid by three separate public school systems to the Teachers & State Employees Retirement System (“T&SERS”). These

Tharrington Smith, LLP is thrilled to announce the selection of seven lawyers to the 2021 Business North Carolina Legal Elite announced on January 1, 2021. This group is the 20th Legal Elite class and is entirely peer-nominated. Each year active members of the N.C. State Bar are invited to vote on their most-esteemed peers. This

  By: Kris Gardner, Tharrington Smith, LLP January 6, 2021 The beverage alcohol industry has always been a leader in marketing and product innovation. Remember powdered alcohol, which was banned here in North Carolina in 2015? More recently the market has exploded in the seltzer category. Each year manufacturers find new and innovative ways to