Should I sue Time Warner Cable for what is basically theft? I expect to get what I pay for. I expect others, including companies, to perform the services they promise to perform. Time Warner Cable is a joke, one of, if not the, worst large company I have dealt with in my 41 years on
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Attorney McGrath Comments to NC Bar on Proposed Ethics Opinions
The following letter was sent today from attorney Jason A. McGrath to the NC Bar Ethics Committee. Regarding: Attorney Commentary Regarding Proposed 2012 Formal Ethics Opinion 6 and Proposed 2012 Formal Ethics Opinion 8 Dear NC State Bar Ethics Committee: By way of background, I am a NC licensed, Charlotte-based lawyer and have been practicing
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I Am A Lawyer – How Much Do You Want To Pay For My Office Chair?
I Am A Lawyer – How Much Do You Want To Pay For My Office Chair? This short video blog by attorney Jason A. McGrath discusses an important point to consider when hiring an attorney. What exactly should you be paying for? Watch below or click here for YouTube viewing. McGrath & Spielberger, PLLC
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NC’s Constitutional Amendment One: 10 Important Points You Need to Know
NC’s Constitutional Amendment One: 10 Important Points You Need to Know (by attorney Jason McGrath) The following are facts, and I write this from the objective perspective as a 16 year attorney analyzing the law, not from a personal or subjective perspective. At the bottom of this page is a link to the text of
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North Carolina LLC Partners – Fiduciary Duty
Does my North Carolina LLC Business Partner Owe Me a Fiduciary Duty? In this short video blog, Attorney Jason A. McGrath discusses whether a partner (member) in a North Carolina limited liability company (LLC) owes a fiduciary duty to other partners (members). This is one of the more common questions that Mr. McGrath is asked by
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LLC or S Corp for North Carolina Business
Should My New North Carolina Business be an LLC or an S Corp? This short video blog by attorney Jason A. McGrath discusses the very common question amongst those forming new businesses in North Carolina: should I form my business as a Limited Liability Company (LLC) or an S Corp.? Watch below or click here
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Today’s Easy Tech Tip for Lawyers and Normal People – Jan. 4
Today’s Easy Tech Tip for Lawyers & Normal People If you’re like many of us, you may be doing all of these things on the internet at roughly the same time: researching a work issue; entering your Barclay’s Bank US Airways Mastercard password for the 19th time with no success; failing to resist the link
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Women Don’t Like Working for Female Partners?
Women Don’t Like Working for Female Partners? A female law professor in Chicago surveyed 142 legal secretaries (almost all of them women) at larger law firms and asked them if they preferred working for male partners, female partners, male associates, or female associates. Not a single one preferred working for a female partner. Not
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CAN MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY STILL SUE ME?
Can My Credit Card Company Still Sue Me?: A Summary of the Statutes of Limitations for Credit Card Debt In today’s struggling economy incurring debt seems to be inevitable. In particular, consumer credit card debt is at an all-time high and is severely impacting the financial and emotional lives of millions of Americans. Credit card
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NC Bar Ethics on Cloud Computing
The following letter was sent today from attorney Jason A. McGrath to the NC Bar Ethics Committee and NC Bar Ethics Counsel. Here is a link to the proposed ethics opinion (scroll down on the linked page). UPDATE: a few hours after this posting, the NC Bar updated its website and proposed FEO 6 was
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